Hi all this year I recently picked up a 1998 xk8 convertible for the princely sum of £900.00, the main reason why I got this car is I lost my father to a motorcycle accident but he loved jags having a xjs and more recently the X type. so I wanted a project to keep me occupied and to remember my dad by, plus the xk8 convertible is a very nice looking and powerful car. So obviously it's got problems for £900.00 but the good news is it's driving and has an mot on it now. After running diagnostics on the car it came up with a mechanical guard fault that come on the dash as poor vehicle performance and battery not charging. So changed the throttle body with fresh gasket and payed an auto electrician £300 to go over the car with the out come that 14 volts was running through the car. The poor vehicle performance and battery not charging remains on the dash, the car takes off like a rocket ship but stops going any more dead on 90mph. Now a kind neighbor who shares the passion of the jaguar kindly lent me his jaguar scanner that picked up more codes than a £10,000 snap on reader. The codes are as follows U1260 u1261 u1135 b1232 u1041 b1236 b1402 b2182 b1234 b1595 b1794. Wow that's a lot after much research I think it's the cluster as the car was sat around for three or four years under a tree from the previous owner and was damp inside from rusty floor pans that have now been Wealded and repaired so possibly some damp got in there. So I'm calling on all you jag lovers out there to help me finish this project and get it driving properly again and bring a smile to my face again. So please all your advice and previous experiences with this

kind regards George

 

Welcome.

I would repost your isues in the XK8 section, as not all the members come in here.

The batteries are well documented as the root cause of some real strange codes, and a new, proper spec, battery will maybe do wonders.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums George,

Good to have you with us.
I've copied your post to the XK8/R section you can find it here https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...please-158507/
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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Welcome to the forum George,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

I can see you've already found your way to the XK8/XKR forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the UK & Eire Region forum by following this link UK & Eire - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Hello, George,
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome aboard George.

 

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