I've had a Haynes manual for every car I've owned over the past 30 years... but there doesn't seem to be one for our beloved car! Wondered if anyone knew why that might be?

 

They're still in business? Welcome to 1998. Here's a link to your manual:


http://www.jagrepair.com/images/Auto...97toB20074.pdf

 

Here is a link to the X150 Workshop Manual sections as PDFs:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gn6p1upuh...S531fLxta?dl=0

 

Pretty sure I looked when I got my XK, and I don't think they print one, which is sad.

For prior cars, I had both factory and Haynes. Haynes and Chilton catered more to the standard mechanic, sometimes showing how to accomplish a task without the "special" factory tool, which was always nice.
I also liked to compare procedures and diagrams between them. Sometimes the two combined would give you that "Ah Ha!" moment that makes everything go smoothly.
It has been some time now, but my local library carried Michell manuals that I would go review if needed.

You can never have too much information.

 

Haynes Publishing gave up on Jaguar manuals several models back.

The X150 Workshop Manuals and Electrical Guides are available for download in this sticky at the top of the threads:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...guides-215509/

Graham

 

I liked them myself very handy for maintenance work

 

Thanks everyone - I'd preemptively grabbed those PDF guides when I joined the forum. Part of my question was about nostalgia, as I was surprised to find my '08 Acura TL had a Haynes manual and wanted to keep my tradition going on my bookshelf

 

If it's nostalgia you want, HAYNES now covers every stage in life:
https://haynes.com/en-gb/secret-santa




Looks like they've got a new business model and it's not your Jaguar.

Graham

 

Wow, this really takes us "back in the day". The nostalgia, my brothers and I used to go down to the library and check them out when needed for our various car repairs. Double old school - printed workshop manual from a library,

 

I always though Chilton's were the better manuals but you were best off having both seemed to give a more complete picture.

 

There were always Chilton manuals around the house when I was growing up, my dad had them for every car and truck he had over the years. Even got my own Chilton for Christmas one year, for my first car.

 

The rarer and more complex the car, the less profit is available for publishers. Low-production-numbers cars probably never had a 3rd-party manual written?