Hi, Has anyone any experience of lifting an XE with a Kwik Lift or Quick Jack hydraulic lifting system. I am considering getting one to lift smaller cars I have and believe they could lift an XE but I would like to hear from anyone who has experience of it. I am favouring the Kwik Lift over the Quic...

HI, My 2017 XE 2000 diesel is in need of a new battery. The current battery is the original one so it has done very well. I would like to buy the best one I can. I intend to keep this car for a while longer and so within reason I am not concerned about the cost. I can fit the battery myself, I have ...

Hi, Is there a special way to remove the rear wheels from my E-type? I have never before taken the rear wheels off myself, but when I tried recently I couldn't do it. I jacked the car up in the centre at the rear so that the rear suspension hung down as far as it could. ( I had previously loosened t...

Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply. My XE is a long distance car as well, we use it mainly to visit my daughter and her family on the south coast. My son also has an XE Sport which he uses as a daily driver, the stop/start on his stopped working so he took it in under warranty. The dealership said it wa...

Hi, My 4 year old XE has just 20,000 on the clock. Everything works perfectly and I've just returned from a 600 round trip to the south coast so the battery should be well topped up. The stop/start feature doesn't work any more, not at all. Is the battery likely to be the problem? The one in the car...

Hi Andy, I know it is a long time since you last replied to me. My aircon wasn't working. I did bite the bullet and took it into the Landrover /Jaguar dealer in Nelson. They checked and regassed the aircon system, they found no leaks and also ran a full health check on the car. There were no other f...

Hi Paul, The car is 4 years old, it uses R1234yf gas. The car has only 18,000 miles on it and is in perfect condition apart from the aircon system. I bought and put into the system some R1234yf gas but I just realised that the STP tank of gas only holds 285 gm. The car apparently needs 550 gm. so ma...

Hi Andy, Thanks for your reply. The pressures when not running and then when running appear to be within the correct margins but I'm not sure the system is running cool enough. On my gauge the pressure is at the top of the 'green' when not running and then drops down when running, which I think is n...

Hi, Does anyone know what the pressure should be on my gauge for the refrigerant in my XE aircon system? I mean when the engine is not running. When I switch the engine on the pressure shown on my gauge drops. What should the pressure be when the engine is running? I mean in psi. Thanks, Martin Verd...

Hi Alec,

Don't hold your breath, although I expect to have the wheels this week, the car probably won't be going out, or have the new wheels on for some time. I'll try and put a photo on when I can.

Regards,

Martin.

Hi Alec, I've just bought a set of D-type alloys from a seller on Ebay. They are no longer shown on Ebay. They came from a series 1.5 brought over from Canada that passed through Lancashire on its way to Holland. It had D-type alloys fitted but also had its original wires with it. The buyer in Holla...

Hi Alec, Wouldn't there be some sort of adaptor that would fasten onto the D-type wheels in the centre, and that had splines so that the wheels would fit onto the Jag hubs? I thought that's what the peg hub or bolt on hubs were meant to do, but as I say I haven't found anything that clearly explains...

Hi Alec, Thanks for your reply, I have already been looking at MWS and have seen Turrino wire wheels on line. At the moment there is no rush so I am taking my time. I have also been looking at Dunlop D-Type wheels. These appeal to me because of the look and also the ease of cleaning. I am a little c...

Hi, Later this year, well, after covid anyway, I am going to replace the original chrome wire wheels on my series 2 E-type. I say original chrome because they are what was on it when I bought it 15 years ago.The tyres are now more than 15 years old and need changing and the wheels are in a poor cond...

Hello, I have just bought GAZ adjustable shock absorbers for the front of my series 2 E-type. So far I have quickly jacked up the car and easily removed the old shockers. These could have been easily over 20 years old. I discovered that the top of the new shockers will be a very tight fit indeed and...