Morning Guys,
I have a bit of an issue that maybe someone can shed some light on. The other evening while driving home in very wet conditions, the glow plug lamp started flashing and I lost all power, it was like trying to move a tank with a lawnmower engine. Anyway, a bit of research told me that it was the condition known as "Limp Mode".
I parked the car up for about 30 mins while researching what the condition might be, then got back in and started her up and she ran with no warning lights or issues; full power and no glow plug light.
As soon as I got home I plugged in my diagnostic tool (Torque pro) and did a code scan, the program showed no stored faults in the ECU, I assumed that it was because; 1. The engine check light never came on and 2. The problem seemed to have cleared itself.
That was around three days and 200 km's ago. This morning while accelerating in third gear at around 100 kmh (60 miles) I felt the loss of power again and the glow plug light came back on. I pulled over and plugged in my scanner and even with the engine running and the flashing light on the dash, no codes were found.
I only had the car fully serviced around 400 km ago and I was wondering could my issue be related to not plugging something properly, which manifests itself periodically or might I be looking at a more serious issue? I know that the problem can be caused by a number of different reasons but was wondering if anyone could shed some light on why I cant get fault codes, why it seems to sort itself out each time I stop and start the car and could it have anything to do with the recent service?
Thanks in advance for any advice/knowledge shared!!

 

Quick update, the problem doesn't seem to be consistent with weather or wetness, yesterday was one of the wettest days of the year and the issue never surfaced. Don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. I'd still appreciate it if anyone has any suggestions!

 

HI there, I had the same problem a while ago and was told various things, EGR Valve. Turbo Charger. Ect, in the end it was found to be a broken crankshaft sensor. Hope this helps.

 

Hi again guys,


I was on the points of getting rid of my beloved x type and buying a Toyota corolla or such. Since I started this thread, I had brought the car to an injector specialist who assured me that three injectors needed rebuilding in order to clear the flashing glow plug problem, (after I first posted about the problem here it had become a daily issue). this cost me a total of 400€. The car ran ok for less than 24 hours and all of a sudden the glow plug started winking at me again, I brought it back to him and he said that the fuel pressure sensor was at fault, he sourced a second hand one for me for 40€ and I drove off again, apprehensively happy to have finally resolved the situation. on the way home the light started flashing again and all power was lost. At my wits end I phoned him once again and was told to come back in the next day to plug it in to the computer. This time he informed me that it was the Turbo at fault. needless to say I was irate, 440€ spent and the problem was still there, getting progressively worse.
I limped home and started looking up Peugeots and Toyotas on the net while quietly rollicking everything Jaguarish. I then decided to check out a possible turbo replacement or repair and came across the ford forums.


The code that was being thrown out was the P132B, which led me to believe that it was a sticking turbo. I read that this can be solved by dismantling the turbo and cleaning it with Mr Muscle oven cleaner. I also read that there are two codes normally associated with the turbo fault, P132A and P132B being the actuator and turbo itself respectively. I decided to attack the turbo yesterday, first removing the actuator and to my surprise, the turbo arm was loose and smooth as it should be (a dirty turbo will offer resistance to movement, hence the error code) I decided to go for broke and dismantle the actuator housing, just six small clips holding it together, and what I found was this:





Old broken solder joints


The actuator motor connections had been previously repaired and apart from being shoddily done, the solder appeared to have loosened and blackened over time. I cleaned and resoldered the joints as can be seen here:




After resoldering


I then refitted everything and drove for miles with no recurrence of the limp mode.
I was ecstatic, I have been limping around the country since the start of November, have spent over 400€ on repairs (admitted, the injectors did need the rebuild) and I have had constant headaches as to what might be wrong with the Jag, all it took in the end was 30 minutes and a soldering iron and the problem is solved.



Its also important to note that the P132B code isn't always associated with a turbo problem as mentioned in other posts. it can, and was in my case a turbo actuator issue.

I hope that the solution helps as many of you as possible as this is basically the same repair that is advertised all over the internet for anything up to £200.


Thanks to the guys at "talkford.com" for initially steering me in the right direction!

 

Hi, I have the same issue and the diagnostics give a fuel rail pressure error. Can some pinpoint the cause.

 

I have a 2006 2.2d xtype