Hi All, The transmission lines on my 06 STR needed replacing for a few reasons. 1. Whilst disconnecting them from the radiator, I stripped the threads on the lower one. Jaguar chose to use an aluminium pipe nut screwed into a steel threaded insert on the radiator. Galvanic corrosion did the rest :x ...

Hi All, An update...but I am more confused than ever! As I have removed the radiator, and as I had to disconnect the transmission cooler lines to do so, I noticed that the rubber flexi's were freely rotating on the aluminium tubes at the crimp point. The crimps sit right in front of the steering pum...

Hi All, Apologies in advance if any of this has been covered elsewhere, but I haven't found it if it is :( I am in the middle of changing all of the coolant hoses on my 06 STR and I have a couple of 'oil' leaks, which I am trying to fix while I've got access. Upon inspection I think the steering pum...

Hi All, I have recently decided to replace the coolant hoses on my 2006 STR. While I had the hoses off I decided to take advantage of the improved access to do some other jobs, one of which was to upgrading the supercharger auxiliary coolant pump. I bought a 'Bosch Water Pump 0392022002 PPA-GF-33' w...

Thanks Mike. I'll get one and give it a go. I had to remove the upright on my 1st s-type 2.5 in order to replace a wheel bearing cartridge, which had fused itself into the upright, and I knackered a perfectly good ball joint trying to get it apart. When I get around to it I am intent on replacing al...

Hi Mike,
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I am curious if the Toolzone AU046 did the job for the ball joints?
Cheers
Steven