I would not have thought JLR could be wrong, but i registered , to VIN decode, but my car is coming up as a 3.2, but it's a 4.0 ?? I put in my Vin three times, in case of an error. any ideas? engine change?

 

How does it compare with Jaguar's published information in JEPC?



Is the 8th character in your VIN a D or a G?

Graham

 

It's a D for sure, can i put up my Vin for someone to check?

 

Also prefix 10, is not a V, my VIN has a B ?

 

Any chance the vehicle has been re-imported from another RHD country? For example, Jaguar did use a completely different VIN definition and range for the Japanese market and several of these vehicles have been turning up back in the UK.

Graham

 

Interesting, is there any way i can find out?

 

I notice another anomaly. Prefix 10 of the VIN of my 1995 XJR is 'B' instead of 'S', and not 'T' or 'V'. It is RHD, original Hong Kong car. It has the emission code 'P', but I do not understand how it is different from other emission codes. My XJR has front cats, floor cats, air injection and and EGR.

 

Quickest way is to approach the Parts Department at your local Jaguar Dealer. The staff at my nearest Stratstone Jaguar are excellent and view something like this as a challenge!

If your Dealer isn't able to help then Jaguar CRC (Customer Relations Centre) in Coventry (contactable through the forum - CRC@Jaguar) should have the answer.

NOTE: to members outside the UK - Jaguar CRC in Coventry, UK can only assist UK queries. Members in other countries should contact their own Jaguar Customer Relations Centre.

Graham

 

Thank you very much for your replies, i found this https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...hassis-121274/

I did not know it has two VINS, a "Born with" Vin, and the USA compliant Vin, Will check in the morning, or maybe later, if curiosity gets the better of me

 

Checked, and it's the same, so still confused, will contact Crc.

 

Mark,

As you are in the UK, a secondary US import VIN isn't applicable.

Graham

 

Oh i see, so the VIN in the boot is the same as the one in the front, so maybe as prefix number 10 is B, as you say, probably re-imported.

 

On a UK (and any other RHD) specification vehicle, it should be the same VIN.

In addition, Australia has a regulation requiring Build Date to be stampted on a fixed plate which is, I think, in the boot.

Graham

 

Mine is the same as Mark Murphy's. We are both 1995 RHD but Prefix 10 is 'B'. Mine was a brand new vehicle sold by Jaguar dealer in Hong Kong.

Mark, check your engine number as well to see if it is a match with the original car registration document.

 

Mark I would just disregard your reply from Topix.
I have an Australian registered XJR (full history from new) & Digit 10 is also "B" which to the best of my knowledge indicates "X300 (95-97MY)"
Digit 11 is "P" which indicates emission C. My vehicle has no EGR, a secondary air pump & only 2 O2 sensors, not 4 as per Japanese vehicles.
It is not an import from another country, it an Australian Design rules complied vehicle as evidenced by its history & Australian Compliance plate.
Yes the build date is also evident on a plate adjacent to the VIN in the boot.
Your Digit 8 (D) is of course correct, a 4L engine.

John Herbert
(MY96 Jaguar XJR)

 

The "Born With" VIN decoder in my service manual is quite different from the chart above from JPEC! The service manual states that for prefix 10, B or R or S represents 1995 model year. My car has an S which is correct.

Prefix 8 in the service manual still shows that D is the code for a 4.0 Mark Murphy.

My car shows T for prefix 11, which is not on the list above at all! But it IS on the other list, as Emission A.

Now how do I cut a page from that PDF manual and post it here?