1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas
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05-11-2014, 02:02 PM
1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas
This is my first post.
I have gotten so much benefit from these forums. I love my older Jag, and these places help with repairs.
I would like to share a repair I just completed on my car. The Traction/Stability Control failure lights stayed on along with the ABS symbol. I read about it on the forum, and discovered it is a common failure on my XJ8. Craigs List was mentioned, and I found a company in California who repair the control module. It is called Module Repair Pro.
I looked on youtube and searched for a 98 jag control module, and there were two detailed videos showing how you remove the module. I elected to not undo the brake lines, and moved them very carefully and had no trouble removing or replacing the module. The two bottom screws are hard to remove, but I have a little magnet on an extendable stick I paid a couple of bucks for at Ace hardware. I used the magnet to hold the tiny socket in place and used an allen wrench to turn it.
I sent the module to the address in Ca. Got it back in less than a week, reinstalled it and the problems are solved. I was able to drive the car without the module, but I put plastic bags over the connections. The speedo didn't work, so drive carefully. Total cost was $55.00 including shipping.
I hope this helps someone.
I have gotten so much benefit from these forums. I love my older Jag, and these places help with repairs.
I would like to share a repair I just completed on my car. The Traction/Stability Control failure lights stayed on along with the ABS symbol. I read about it on the forum, and discovered it is a common failure on my XJ8. Craigs List was mentioned, and I found a company in California who repair the control module. It is called Module Repair Pro.
I looked on youtube and searched for a 98 jag control module, and there were two detailed videos showing how you remove the module. I elected to not undo the brake lines, and moved them very carefully and had no trouble removing or replacing the module. The two bottom screws are hard to remove, but I have a little magnet on an extendable stick I paid a couple of bucks for at Ace hardware. I used the magnet to hold the tiny socket in place and used an allen wrench to turn it.
I sent the module to the address in Ca. Got it back in less than a week, reinstalled it and the problems are solved. I was able to drive the car without the module, but I put plastic bags over the connections. The speedo didn't work, so drive carefully. Total cost was $55.00 including shipping.
I hope this helps someone.
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Welcome to the forum glrains,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums and to hear you have already found useful information.
This probably means you already know your way around the sections but if not, follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-x308-xj8-xjr-27/ to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
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Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums and to hear you have already found useful information.
This probably means you already know your way around the sections but if not, follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-x308-xj8-xjr-27/ to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
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