My mom has an 86 XJ 6 she just got it about 6 months ago. It was a great deal but the car needs some work. The rack was all messed up and we replaced it. Now there is another whine comming from the car, sounds like maybe power steering pump? Are these known for going bad on these cars? Are they hard to replace?
The other problems with the car are: No A/C, heat is always blowing on the floor, the driver seat does not go back nomore.
Any help would be appreicated.

 

I am very new to jags myself, in fact i dont know much at all but i have been doing alot of reading on them and it seems the water pumps and A/C condensors tend to fail. Like i said i dont know much and it probably wont help but that is what i have read. Also the driver seat not going back is either a blown fuse somewhere or a short in the wiring somewhere. all guess's but might help. Good luck.

 

Do you know where the whining is coming from? It could possibly be the differential, this is quite common. If you believe this might be the problem you can check by draining the differential oil and checking for metal particals (the release plug is magnetic so the particles will cling to it). If you do find metal particals then you know the bearings are being chewed up, and this would be the cause of the whining.

This is a big expensive job to do. Not worth it getting rebuilt or doing it yourself unless you have lots of free time. Have it replaced with a new or used one.

 

It sounds like it is comming from the front. It whines when the car is motionless as well as moving.