Traded in a 1999 DeVille on a 2005 XJ8L. I've been lurking here for a while and wanted to thank this great community for such great support. Love the car. Great ride! thanks.

 

Is there, and where, can I get a maintenance schedule? thanks.

 

That should be in your owners manual.

 

Welcome, you did a smart move

 

Thanks for replying; I did look in the owner's manual but will look again. I did get on the Jaguar.com site and found the schedule there. It doesn't look like there's a Clymer, Haynes, or Chilton available for these cars; is there a factory service manual? Thanks for the replies and help.

 

You can contact JagTechOhio , I know he sells owners manuals and may be service manuals too . If not you can check out ebay ,hope this helps

 

Thanks, cadillac, I'll will contact JagTechOhio.

 

Welcome! Ha- you and I made a similar move...I traded my 2001 DeVille for my 2006 Vanden Plas. The DeVille was a smooth and comfy commuter car but the XJ8 is is a different league when it comes to style, performance, and quality.

Enjoy your upgrade!

 

Yes, SVL77, my 1999 50th anniversary DeVille was a great ride; I maintained the car myself (using the Haynes manual) and never had a problem with it. After 10 years though I would have had to buy new headlight buckets and the windshield washer stopped working. In June I drove the car from Jupiter, FL, to visit my parents/bothers/sisters in Plattsburgh, N.Y., 3,400 miles round trip in comfort and without a problem. But the Xj8 is a super automobile, the ride is every bit as smooth as the DeVille; there's just something "extra" about the Jag that is had to define. If I could just get my hands on a manual . . .

 

rock on....

just began my lurking today.......

looking to buy a 06 xj vdp with 41,421 on the ody...
drove a nice one today that I liked......

 

2005 XJ8L - You have a fine machine there. I know, I have one too. We're getting ready to take it on a long week-end down the Oregon Coast. I can't wait.

I have always maintained my own cars, and I've always had a service manual (factory version if possibe) until now. You cannot get a service manual for any XJ from 2004 on unless you are an authorized Jaguar Service Center. This is a significant irritation to me. I also cannot get a service manual for my 2006 XK8, but I do have the JTIS for 2003 and it's not too much different.

Having said all that, ALLDATAdiy.com does have all the info you need for a 2005 XJ. You can subscribe for $27 for one year or $45 for 5 years. The only problem is that if you don't want to use your computer in the workshop, you need to print whatever you want to use. That's a bit inconvenient.

Anyway, you've got one of the finest road cars available there. Enjoy it.

Cheers,

 

Links to a PDF copy of the X350 service manual is available in the FAQ post.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/j...k-links-20085/

 

Thanks, but neither my at-home "family friendly" website blocker nor my company's net security will let me connect to the server that the FAQ links point to.

 

You can temporarily lower your site blocker and down load them. Then reset the blocker to its previous setting.

 

Thanks, Lew. Worked great except the "Body" link was a repeat of the "Electrical" link. Maybe Jim can get that fixed.