I was following a truck on the highway yesterday when the truck lost a load of wood. I managed to miss most of it but did run over a big 4x6 it went under my 97 XK8 tore up some fiberglass and plastic undercarrage parts and cracked the oil pan. after this happened it wont turn over or do much of anything. the led dash warning panel has a few warnings that have never seen...... "cold outside temperature", "electrical fault", "trans fault", "engine fault", "bulb fail", "suspension fault". as I said it wont even try to turn over, interior lights and accessories all work. Is there an accident reset switch that may take care of some of these issues? if so where should I look for it? Any help or advice in this matter would be appreciated . I have another 97 XK8 that I can use for parts. also if anyone needs Xk8 parts I would be happy to help out. thanks,Mitch

 

Try he XK8 thread on this forum. I think you will get better results.

 

This is the part of the forum Ralph is referring to:

XK8 / XKR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

Sorry to hear of your misfortune, Mitch; I hope the truck stopped (or someone stopped it) and you can claim for the repairs. I used to own a '97 XK8; it doesn't have an 'accident cutout' that I'm aware of. My guess would be that part of the wiring loom has been damaged by your stray plank. Probably need to get it over a pit or on a hoist and have a good hunt around.