my XJ8 is in for repair as i type

[Brakebuster]

my sickly XJ8 is currently in my local Jaguar dealership for the replacement ECM to be fitted, if successful, they will then put a new MOT on her

fingers crossed

BB

[ptjs1]

BB,

What happened with the plan for you to reflash the ECM with your ebay kit? I had great expectations of hearing about what you were able to do.

Paul

[Brakebuster]

wellllllllll.......

i couldnt do it without buying some expensive bits to interface the car to the lappy

the Jaguar software works a treat, and the OBD2 kit works perfectly , i can read codes, reset the codes , and even see real-time readouts while the engine is running

the trouble is the after-market OBD2 kit and software wont speak to the ( hooky )Jaguar software , so i was stuck

Jaguar installed the replacement ECM today , flashed it , prog'd it and set it up , and she runs perfectly and the emissions are perfect

all for £166 , so not that painful ( plus , £200 for used ECM , x2 MOT's @ £90 , £180 labour for diagnostics )

just got to replace the front ball-joints now, lol

never rains..............

BB

[Mike1932]

Good news BB. One question - you say you have to replace the ball joints, yet your car passed its MOT?

My car goes in for MOT tomorrow; when I had the valve throttle body replaced (free) by Jaguar main dealer in September, they did a visual inspection and gave me a list of "things to do", one of which read "Slight play in OSF lower ball joint". The Jaguar specialist through whom I am putting the car in for test has advised me to "wait and see" as a degree of play is acceptable.

Does this tie in with your experience?

Mike

[Mike1932]

MOT duly passed - a few "advisories", but no mention of lower ball joints! Just goes to prove how subjective the MOT can be ......... !

[Brakebuster]

after fitting the replacement ECM Jaguar sent it for a test , but it failed on the ball joints

i have now booked it in with my local MOT tester for his ' opinion'

Jaguar do not do their own testing, they take it round the corner to the local VOSA place, i do not know them.......

gave her a nice wash today , scrubbed the wheels and put some tyre black on, also put in a new set of Lambs-Wool mats, looks nice

just need an MOT now, lol

[joejag308]

BB where did you get the mats from? they come expensive i believe.
If you have had them for a while what do you clean them with?
I could do with cleaning mine, any tips for doing that ?............Joe

[Brakebuster]

i got the Lambs Wool mats direct from Jaguar , H A Fox in Cheltenham . they were bought through the JDHT for a bargain price of....



wait for it....

£35 , yes, you read correctly , i only paid £35 for a full set of four ' coffee ' coloured lambs Wool mats , the coffee colour is a good match to my oatmeal/antelope interior with its cinnamon carpets

BB

[joejag308]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM i wonder what you had to do to get them at that price..........still as long as you are happy with it alls well then.........
If they want to throw some others my way i would not say no either.....
Joe

[Brakebuster]

welllll.......

its all down to hours and hours of trawling all the pages of the JDHT website looking for bargains

i have had quite a few over the years, and especially now with the 90% sale they have on

BB