have not had jag in 35 years since 70 E type
This 98 ran wonderfull for last week
today wife stopped in driveway and it will not start again appears to be not recieving fuel
checked fuses
only have one key and manuals won't be hear for a week
ran some injector cleaner through it about 75 mi ago
any help appreciated

 

My 38000 mile 99 XJR just started having the same problem yesterday. It did not want to stay running at first....took her on a drive...no problems.

This morning same thing...did not want to start.

 

My 98 XJR has the same problem, any clue guys ?

 

sounds like you guys could be getting the first symptoms of nicosil bore problem ,my advice is to get them checked out at a specialist or dealer,what happens is petrol washes the bores and you loose compression hence the starting problem,if they wont start atall try takin yhe plugs out and put a bit of oil down the bores,put plugs back in and start the engine,this will get your compression back,top tip is never turn the engine off till its up to temp,this will help protect the early engines

 

Here's my comments to an earlier post in this forum ...

"Just replaced my Nicasil-challenged original motor in my 1999 XJR at the hefty cost of $11,900. I now have a brand new 2007 engine in my beloved vehicle and it runs like a dream. This cost included replacing all belts, all hoses, new EGR assembly, supercharger unit, water pump and anything else related to the engine that might cause problems over the next 3-5 years or so of frequent interstate driving. I decided to spend the money because I much prefer the XJR body to the latest iteration of aluminum-clad, top-of-the-line XJ series vehicles and my 1999 is cosmetically perfect. "

I surely don't want to "hex" my fellow Nicasil-engined Jag owners, but what you all describe are precisely the early symptomsV8's that led me eventually to shell out big money to keep my Big Cat. Without question, Jag (and BMW) made collosal mistakes using ceramic material instead of tried & proven steel as cylinder liners in theirlate 90's/early00's. I truly feel your pain.