Hi to all, I am YL from Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, I have a Year 2001 Xtype 3.0L petrol which was imported new by local dealer in mid 2007 from Germany, it sat in his KL showroom for another 2.5 years until early 2010 when I purchased it, so far I have done 13K miles on it, mostly used weekend etc. I have read that this model has auto transmission and transfer case reliability issue. Unfortunately I am experiencing this problem for some time now, whenever the RPM drop/increases on gear changes, there is a jerking sensation and u can feel a the jerk/tug noise" when the gear changes, it is very uncomfortable feeling, of late, when ever I start the engine in the morning, there is a rattling sound from the engine, I was told that the teppet (no sure if I spell this right) needs some adjustment, I always warm up the engine before I drives it.
It is a good car but I was not aware of the auto transmission/transfer case reliability issues, unfortunately the only Jaguar auth dealer in Malaysia does not provide service/maintanence/repair for any Jaguar model not imported through/by them, I will have to go elsewhere but there isnt too many jaguars on our road so I really need some good advise so that I can pass this on to a good mechanic to get the issues rectified hopefully not too costly.
Thansk in advance for the advise and help
Regards YL

 

My engine started to rattle and within 50 miles, the engine was shot. Blown bearings on a 2010 XK with 91k miles. sell it it! sell it now!

 

If it is the transfer case, as you drive it, there will be a sound similar to loose tumbling rocks. Rough gear changes can be caused by more than one thing. How many total miles on the car? Is the MIL on? Have you pulled the OBD codes (if any), then post them here. If not, do so. As far as the previous post, ignore his ignorance and for a completely different model. The more specific information you can give, the better any guidance can be given.

Btw, X types use bucket and shim tappets which RARELY, REPEAT RARELY have a problem. Not unusual with good maintenance to go 250,000 - 300,000 miles. Other things usually kill the car. I highly doubt a tappet adjustment is the cure.

 

 

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