My CD player was working fine on Tuesday, but showed a no disc message the next time I drove the car. Any troubleshooting suggestions would be appreciated. I have changed the position of the cd's and reloaded the cartridge several times with no change.

 

sounds like either the pickuo is dirty, or disc is unreadable, or wors yet, the drive unit failed. I haven't used mine in 3 years if u want a used one, let me know.

 

Could it be that the disk you are selecting is in upside down? If that is not the case try cleaning the disk head. You can get them at the local K-Mart.

 

I finally purchased a CD cleaning disc. Same results when I tried to load it.

 

Walkman1
This information was from another site, I performed the repair last year was really easy. My CD player had the same symptoms . Pull back carpeting from cd changer. remove 4 small Phillip head screws to remove changer. Disconnect pin connector and remove unit from trunk. remove the 6 small Phillip head screws from cd player casing. Gently separate the rear of the casing (gently pry away tabs near main wire). Open the unit like a clam shell at the back of the changer. Using a flashlight illuminate the internals. Spray a SMALL amount of lubricant (I used white lithium grease with long skinny straw attachment) onto the exposed gears and levers inside the unit. Temporarily plug unit into the wire harness and test before re-install.
Good luck
Doug
2001XKR Silverstone

 

Mine has been broken for years and won't eject the magazine. I'll give Doug's solution a try.

 

Doug You are a Effen Saint and a Savior!!!
I encountered the CD changer 'stuck' situation today. Looked up your resolution. And, viola! . . . CD changer pulled apart, cleaned and lubed, back together, and working like a champ. . . Thanks so much for your help with this.

One part of the directions that need to be added is that you must first remove the four nut screws in order to pull the cage that holds the changer and the amplifier. Then, you can access the four screws to remove the changer from the cage. I stared at that thing for the longest time, thinking to myself, "getting to those four screws is impossible!". . . You will see when you look at the unit in place.

 

I finally completed enough "do list" items at home, I had time to handle the removal and lubrication of the CD changer gears. It's working great and was an easy fix. Thanks to Doug for the post and the step by step directions.

 

They tell me I need a new CD player. 1999 xj8. If yours is compatabile, I'd like to know your price etc.
Maggiedozie