Hi everyone. I just bought a 2002 X-Type 3.0 with 150K miles, it was seized from a drug dealer in 2011 by local police and has sat parked till I bought it this week. I just wanted to stop by and read up a bit, and see if anyone has any tips or can point out any common issues with these rides. I have been thru the Land Rover nightmare, hope this Jaguar takes me into dreamland, but prepared for some weird stuff.
I put a new battery in it and it started right up, had 3 codes P1603 P0057 and P1111, well 2 codes really since the one should be there it seems. I think the 1603 was from the dead battery and hope the 0057 was from sitting. They cleared and not returned yet. I got it for $3k, black on black, had dvinci black rims added and windows tinted. I hope some money was put into the motor but not sure yet, will dig this weekend if warm enuf. But seems like I got it on the low end of retail value. And the wife is HAPPY << priceless

 

Welcome to the forum Zane,

An interesting Intro.

Seized from a drug dealer - first priority this weekend should be cleaning it out very, very thoroughly to avoid problems when you get stopped.

As it's been standing, I'd run it for a while and see if any codes come back. Failing or discharged batteries cause chaos with Jaguar electrics and the recharged/new battery could resolve a lot of issues.

Follow this link X-Type - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X-Type section for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top there is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

You may also like to visit the US Mid Atlantic Region section by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/mid-atlantic-md-va-dc-de-wv-65/ to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum - sounds like a nice ride - pics when you get the chance and like Graham said - thoroughly check for NO surprises down the road

 

Welcome to the forum Zane,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't already done so you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Hi & welcome aboard Jaguarforums ....... good to have you here with us

Any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos,
use the search facility etc, can be found here within the following link Helpful_information

Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
Regional - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum


I've manually upgraded you to Full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features

Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................