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I laid down a good thirty miles to a symphony of fender rub. It went into "reduced performance" mode once, but that went away after restart. It's done that since day one for me.
Next task is front subframe mounts. This thing's front end bops around like a Muppet when you hit the brakes. Those rubber mounts are sheared right in half.
So I got an xjr from the scrapyard recently. Ran and drove it home, though it had several alignment and suspension issues as well as a taco'd radiator.
I've got everything addressed to make it run and drive alright. Last night I went to install some larger tires. I had to put it in neutral at one point to roll it around a bit, but everything seemed to go well. A little trimming here and there. I flattened a few seams in the wheel well with a ball peen to keep things from rubbing. Now, it wont start....
With the battery hooked up and keys out of the ignition, the dash lights up. Several faults scroll through the info screen. Aside from trunk open, door open, I also get asc not available, suspension fault, low brake fluid, transmission fault, incorrect part fitted, electrical fault. When I depress the brakes, the dash goes dark. With brake depressed and ignition turned on, the dash lights back up and goes through system check, but still has the same faults and will not crank the engine. It also will not communicate with my obd2 scanner, which it previously had no issues connecting with.
I've looks all over the areas I was working for any damaged wires and found none. All 350 fuses checked out alright. I unplugged and contact cleaned all the connections and noticed no change when I hooked the battery back up.
There is no jaguar dealership within 500 miles of here. So I'm either going to figure this out here in my garage or it's going back to the scrapyard.
This may or may not be related, but I was having intermediate transmission fault and "reduced performance" in the past that always cleared with a simple turn off, turn on of the ignition. Also recently the drivers door switches (mirror adjustment, windows) stopped working correctly.
So what say you? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I'm more of a toyota guy...
This car can definitely be maintained on your driveway but it just requires constant attention, you gotta clean the throttle body often etc... if the battery isn't in tip top shape you can get a lot of weird misfires and whatnot. It's not the easiest car to own but once you learn how to deal with all the quirks it's very reliable and an impressive performer.
This car can definitely be maintained on your driveway but it just requires constant attention, you gotta clean the throttle body often etc... if the battery isn't in tip top shape you can get a lot of weird misfires and whatnot. It's not the easiest car to own but once you learn how to deal with all the quirks it's very reliable and an impressive performer.
Three years ago we became a Mini Cooper household. The Mrs. has three parts cars to keep one 2008 Base model functional. I'm somewhat familiar with the madness.
