Bought a new (used) key fob on eBay and programmed it this morning. Programming instructions worked like a charm!
The middle one is the one I just acquired, the one on the left is the one that came with the car, and the non-standard one on the right is the one the locksmith made when he cut the second key.

Cheers,
Norm

 

Blew the copious amounts of yellow pine pollen off of my wife's 2006 XK8 early this morning by taking it out for a spirited 20-mile run on an empty stretch of I-540. The car enjoyed the romp and so did I....

 

I would really like a shop manual. Good for torque values and procedures I'm going to be doing several repairs, Convertible top hose repair on header, And replace some fluids. I hope to download a PDF file for reference. Having a little trouble.
Randy

 

This link should help you on your car. JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource



What problems are you experiencing?

 

Thanks Gus,
Great manuals. My convertible top hose blew out, and the battery runs down in 5 or 6 days. I was wondering if I could disconnect one fuse box at a time to narrow down my search, or can you reset these computers and improve function. Power seats stopped working recently. It will soon be my daily driver when my ceramic pads come in, could not find directional that came on it

 

See if this link hepls you JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource

 

Uneventful scheduled engine oil and filter change.

The A/C has now succumbed to the leaks I 'obtained' when I replaced the compressor so again I'll have to fight that dratted suction union

Never a dull moment...

 

At 99666 miles, my XKR got one of these fitted yesterday

 

Pulled the 04 XK8 Convertible into the shop a few weeks ago determined to be ready for sunny days. I put new plugs, serpentine belt, oil and filter, lower hose and the infamous brake light switch on it and stared out the window for an opportunity to cruise. First time out a couple of weeks later it went about a half mile and started missing out like crazy. Returned to the shop peed off for sure. First time I read the codes it said PO 357 and I cleared it to see what would happen. Re-started it and got codes 302 and something else related to high fuel pressure. It just had a new filter a few miles back and the pressure was reading live at 55 psi but if I revved it up it once flickered to 70. I decided to find the dead miss first. I put all new coils and rebuilt injectors in it (it has 109k miles so it was time anyway) and cleared the codes. Several of the injector plug snaps were missing but they were on snug so tried it anyway. It started and ran smoother than ever. I drove it to a nearby town for a total of about 40 miles with no problem. Started it yesterday and the CEL immediately came on with codes 305, 306 and 1316 not to mention 1000 which seems to be constant. I could detect a slight misfire at idle so no surprise there. I guess the next thing is to fix the injector plugs and see what happens...or run it off into the river...

 

most XK’s won’t float, so be sure the river is deep enough to cover up the car completely.

Z

 

I replaced the broken connectors yesterday and cleaned all the rest and tweaked the pins a bit and the codes are gone at least for now. The interesting thing is that neither of the cylinders indicated as misfiring by the codes had broken plugs. I now pray to the Jaguar gods to let me have a little fun before the next uh-oh moment...

 

You say "most". There's the Portfolio Edition. If securely tethered to a good port, eliminates or reduces the chance of a fatal descent into the murk?

 

Yes it looks great. Have the same problem on my 03 plus it smells terrible. What's a steamer? Assume you don't mean some kind of old ship

 

^*^@*&#* Sorry, I've been a member long enough that I really should know how to post messages by now.

 

As I'm sure you know, very different cars in appearance and drivability. Should check out an 03-06 second generation XK8. Same classic look (well slightly different 05-06) but w/ 4.2/6 found in 07-09 X150's. Good choice on 08 (vs 07). Internal radio antenna is a nice improvement.

 

Ok that's it. Time to water the lawn or feed the cat (the one w/ paws).

 

So - did the cat get watered?

Ours run for cover as soon as they see the hosepipe.

 

Well, rather than sink the XK* convertible in the river (it's just so damn pretty), I tore into it again. The latest codes indicated a fuel rail pressure too high situation. I took the sage advice gleaned from several related posts herein and put a Standard Ignition Products fuel pressure sensor on and double checked everything else. Said a little prayer that the fuel pump was ok. After the installation, I tried to get the fuel pressure reading on live data to spike to 70 lbs when revved in neutral like it would do sometimes before but the highest spike was about 59 lbs. I'm proud (though somewhat leery of a jinx) to say that I have driven it all week without a single issue. It runs noticeably smoother, maintains road speed better and just feels better all around. Thanks to all for the information that makes maintenance less maddening. If it weren't for this forum, I'd have sold it long before now.

 

Well done, and happy motoring....

 

Managed to find 'new' rear view mirror from breaker w/correct yellow plug. Old mirror fluid did not leak but it is disappearing slowly as seen on photo.