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XJS Convertible – rear window sticking Can anyone please tell me what is involved to free up a rear quarter-light window on a Convertible ? On one of my Convertibles it is sticking up and on the other it is sticking down. Whilst I we c...
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- 4 years, 2 months ago
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water in the back of the car Hi everyone, Not sure if this a technical question However a few have said mine does the same? but no one can tell where it comes from or how to fix it ? My xjs-c 1985 : The compartments in the bac...
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- 4 years, 3 months ago
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Mileometer/trip and oil pressure guage Upon setting my trip before zooming off for the JEC Ireland Rally the trip and milometer jammed fast and press and wriggle the stalk every which way does not release it, nice not to be building up mil...
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- 4 years, 5 months ago
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Cabriolet's Rear Side Window Rubbers replacement Hi all, I have just had the rear side window rubbers on my 1985 XJ-SC Cabriolet replaced, and have written an article about it : https://xjs-soft-tops.com/articles/xj-sc-cabriolet-rear-side-window-r...
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- 4 years, 5 months ago
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Instrument cluster removal issue Hello all, My car is a 1990 XJ-S 5.3 convertible. As I have an issue with the speedometer on my XJ-S and want to replace the bulbs at the same time, I'm trying to remove the instruments cluster from...
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- 4 years, 8 months ago
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Differential Noise As far as I'm aware all XJ-S cars came with Limited Slip Differential (LSD). It's my feeling that many non-Jaguar service facilities over time often used the wrong oil, i.e. not the required special L...
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- 4 years, 10 months ago
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Creaking / Stiff Hood Hinges after a few months in storage I found that hood operation was extremely erratic.... noisy / juddering ... after some manual assistance it made it all the way down and then back again and then after a ...
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- 4 years, 10 months ago
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XJS Hood Are there firms in the UK who make these hoods? I am based in Perth , Western Australia and was advised the best solution is to import one pre made for the best fit. Regards Lloyd Smith
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- 5 years ago
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Fuel gauge, oil temp guage I have an issue with two gauges, both stuck at full deflection - i.e. showing tank full. the low fuel light works, but I can't get the two gauges to respond, any ideas anyone? thanks Lloyd
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- 5 years, 2 months ago
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Gearbox clonking I get a load clonk when engaging reverse, both from park and neutral; and it also jerks the car. A quiet clonk with drive and no jerking. Advice so far is to re-new the rear gearbox mounting. I've do...
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- 5 years, 3 months ago
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1984 XJSC 3.6 Fuses RHD My 3.6 1984 RHD UK delivered XJSC air-conditioning stopped blowing and I immediately checked the fuse to find that a 50 amp fuse was fitted as specified on the fuse box cover. This had been the case f...
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- 5 years, 3 months ago
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Over axle exhaust pipe diameter Hi, Does anyone know the maximum exhaust diameter you can fit to a pre facelift XJ-SC to get clearance over the rear axle. Regards Alan
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- 5 years, 4 months ago
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XJ-SC 3.6 stainless steel exhaust Hi, i am thinking of fitting a stainless steel exhaust to my 3.6 cabriolet, so can anyone recommend a suitable UK company to supply this for me. I want a reasonable priced/quality product that fits ...
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- 5 years, 4 months ago
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Jag start/tickover probs Hello All, Just wondered if any other soft top member can help with a problem I've been having over the last couple of months... My 1985 3.6 manual Cabriolet refused to tick over when first sta...
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- 5 years, 6 months ago
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xjs cabriolet targa top The catch mechanism for the near side cabriolet roof panel is broken in that it does not retract clips. the part no is BBC9613 no longer stocked. any ideas tim kent
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- 5 years, 8 months ago
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xj-sc build. After owning a xj-sc for about 20 years and read all I could find about xj-sc......i aprerently know nothing at all....tell me the story.....please ...someone...????
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- 5 years, 8 months ago
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Cabriolet Hard Top catch question Hello, I have a "new" rear hard top for my XJ-SC. I have never had one before. This came to me via a friend of a friend, who found it in an Oregon junkyard. My question is: the clamp in the attach...
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- 5 years, 9 months ago
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retro-fit cruise control Hi, Thought I'd posted this query yesterday but clearly my IT skills are not up to it! Can I have advice from anyone who has fitted cruise control please. Mine is a 1987 XJ.SC 3.6 auto. Trevor Kent
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- 5 years, 10 months ago
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5.3 Low Coolant Level going on intermittently Hello all, I could use some advice on an issue I had yesterday with my XJ-S 5.3. I read some other threads about issues looking the same but they don’t match mine completely hence this post. The iss...
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- 5 years, 11 months ago
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cabriolet 5.3 leaking roof, small crack hood window I have a small tear in one of the solid roof panel hood covering material there is a leak into interior also small crack in rear window. Car Hood repair companies so far contacted do not seem to be a...
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- 5 years, 11 months ago
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