So I said I had my power steering belt replaced and no heat just cold air. But can't get hood open to check coolant.
So coming home from my gfs house I was freezing and said please let it work Lol
I was doing like 75, it got warm I noticed the faster I drove the warmer it got and when I drop below 60 it gets cold again...
I've since tried this overnn over. Needless to say I only have heat when I'm on 1-95 & 295
I made an appointment to have the mechanic look at it but it's like a 3 week wait....

 

Just wanted to see if anyone else has ever had it happen....

 

That's an easy one (usually). When the coolant is too low, it won't go through the heater core, thus no heat. I'm not saying that IS the problem, but it's a known cause.
Why can't the hood open?

 

In don't know why. It was getting stuck in that jaguar cover so I tossed it but I have no idea what it could be stuck in now!
I pull the lever and it doesn't filled pop and I try sticking my fingers under the hood and pressing the metal levr but.... No enough leverage

 

Maybe get a buddy to hold the release open while you push down/pull up on the hood? It'd be a shame to pay a mechanic $150 to wiggle something then add some water...

 

For the hood. Abonano post 13 in the link below might work to get it open.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...-s-type-65618/

 

Do you mean you still haven't checked the coolant in 3 weeks while you have been having these problems?

 

 

Lol I know I know.... I drive like once a week though to De from philly Lol and I've been driving a backup so.... Not really a 3 week issue per say.....

 

Seriously I just give up I'm chalking this jag up as a money pit and buying a newbie

 

Listen I really can't pop the hood I can't check coolant I'm not strong I'm a girl i suck at these things....I'm trying here come on

 

Hilary, You might have a stuck release cable.

Scroll up to post #6(Paul792 post) on this page and click on the link.

Read through the posts or just scroll down to post #13. This might be an easy fix to your problem.

Also have a friend help you. (As stated above by Cee Jay) Have them pull up and hold the hood release and push down and pull up on the hood. Or you hold the hood release and have them do the work :-)

It might just be a sticky latch too.

Good luck.

 

OK so I read it. I asked a neighbor for help. OK so when u pull the lever it feels a light pop not a full release....
From the lever in the car and I know I can get my fingers u Der but not enough to push the metal release.... I'm thinking a screw driver.... Someone told me wd40 I tried checking thru the grill only to mess my grill up :/ trying to see if it's a wire

I'll post an update I'm going over my friends and he's gonna help me tonight so.... Wish me luck

 

Good Luck




Maybe if you say please again the hood latch might release. Just a thought.

 

Lol well please isn't working Lol that was pure luck.
I feel like owning a jag is like being in limbo never truly happy nor sad... Lol evrytime u feel like wow I love this machine u hate it the next day.... Limbo

 

Um the s type r has three water pumps one conventional mechanical one on the front of your engine , and two electric pumps one for the supercharger charge cooler system strapped to the RH lower side of the inter cooler behind the bumper ! And one for the heater at low engine speeds ! The heater water pump is on the right hand side of car under the header tank bolted half way down the back side of the radiator fan shroud just a above & beside the heater dccv valve !
Depending on were the bonnet pull has failed witch is generally at the dash leaver end on the fords this has worked for me , un bolt the leaver from the dash and pull the inner cable with some grunty plyers! If it's broken at the other end then that will be way more fun to say the least!
Any way when or if you get your bonnet up then check all fuses
If none are blown you will be most likely replacing your axillery
Water pump and bonnet cable!

 

Andy she doesn't have an STR.

 

Whoops sorry , I mist that crucial fact.
Lesson learnt . Please disregard that then chers