he rear of the car is jack in the snow and in stuck there....no power to front wheel why?....the rear wheel turn but nothing in front

 

peintre, there is a little known issue with the later 2004 vehicles that is not obvious. I have to assume that your car did not come with dynamic stability control (switch on the center console, near the e-brake, that says "DSC" and shows a car loosing control). After March 2004, jaguar changes the transfer case on the X-Type to an open differential setup. While this setup applies power to all 4 wheels, it also makes the assumption that all 4 wheels are making good traction and cannot slip. If you get into a situation where one wheel can slip and remain slipping, it will take all the power of the engine, leaving the other 3 wheels to just sit there. This is why after mid 2005, pretty much every AWD X-Type came from the factory with DSC unless it was specifically asked to be deleted.

Now, in your case, you are not completely out of luck. Something that you can try is applying the brakes slightly as you also apply some gas to make the car move. The concept is that as you have that one wheel slip, it is going to be slowed down by the brakes, transferring power to the other wheels. You may even find that you will want to apply the e-brake and simply let the front wheels try and pull you out of the situation. But, only do this if you don't have DSC installed on your car. If you have DSC, then the car should be doing this for you automatically.

 

Hhhmmmm.....Thermo. Odd that, my 2006 does NOT have the dsc button. Just looks like a small separated coin holder.

 

does NOT have the dsc button. Just looks like a small separated coin holder like dell

 

According to this brochure to 2007 is when DSC became standard.
http://www.auto-brochures.com/makes/...-Type_2007.pdf
the 2006 brochure shows DSC cost $525
http://www.auto-brochures.com/makes/...-Type_2006.pdf

 

tanks thermo for the info

 

Ok, maybe my dates are a little off. I know near the end of the run for the car, pretty much every car was being made with DSC. But, hopefully the brake trick will help you get out of a sticky situation.

 

after few month of waiting i decide to fix my jag....when i take out the tc ..on the top the casing is open ..1 crack from the joint of casing until the end quarter inch large........just buy one in scrap yard ...in few days i will be back on the road
tanks for yours help.....