2003 S Type 3.0 V6 Restricted Performance
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Dear Forum members
About six months ago, after dreaming about owning a Jaguar since I was a boy growing up in Birmingham, I bought a 2003 3.0 S Type. While it is everything I had dreamed about I do have two problems.
The first started about six weeks after I got the car and a warning light and message stated "restricted performance". This goes on and off intermittently and does affect performance. The strange thing is that it comes on and goes off at roughly the same places everyday on my way to work. My local mechanic cannot tell me what is causing this but did get a too lean code from the car.
Today I have had a second message flash up once which read "dsc not available". Can someone please tell what is going on here and how it is fixed?
Russell
About six months ago, after dreaming about owning a Jaguar since I was a boy growing up in Birmingham, I bought a 2003 3.0 S Type. While it is everything I had dreamed about I do have two problems.
The first started about six weeks after I got the car and a warning light and message stated "restricted performance". This goes on and off intermittently and does affect performance. The strange thing is that it comes on and goes off at roughly the same places everyday on my way to work. My local mechanic cannot tell me what is causing this but did get a too lean code from the car.
Today I have had a second message flash up once which read "dsc not available". Can someone please tell what is going on here and how it is fixed?
Russell
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Hi. The restricted performance light comes on usually at speeds above 60km/h and when the throttle is pressed down fast and hard. It also tends to occur about ten minutes after I set out for work or home and then will switch off about five to ten minutes later.
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Get someone with a code scanner that works on your car. Not sure if cars in Australia use the same OBDII standard that we have in the US. Anyway, plug the scan tool in to record live data and take the car out for a drive with someone monitoring the scanner. Floor it and get it to trip the restricted performance. My guess is you either have a vacuum leak or a failing catalytic converter (or both). Also, don't clear the codes that come up, just report them at this point. With more data we may be able to at least point you and your mechanic in the right direction.
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Dear Guys
This is an update to my long running restricted performance thread to do with my 2002 S Type 3.0 V6.
My Launch Creader V arrived today in the post from Hong Kong. What a great buy. Three codes came up almost instantly. These are shown below:
P0171-System too lean bank 1
P0174-System too lean bank 2
P0037- HO2S heated oxygen sensor-central circuit low (Bank1 Sensor 2)
Can anyone make me a very happy man and tell me what problem these codes point to as I am desperate to sort my beloved Jag out.
This is an update to my long running restricted performance thread to do with my 2002 S Type 3.0 V6.
My Launch Creader V arrived today in the post from Hong Kong. What a great buy. Three codes came up almost instantly. These are shown below:
P0171-System too lean bank 1
P0174-System too lean bank 2
P0037- HO2S heated oxygen sensor-central circuit low (Bank1 Sensor 2)
Can anyone make me a very happy man and tell me what problem these codes point to as I am desperate to sort my beloved Jag out.
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Have a good stare at this so you have a basic idea of how modern cars work OnBoardDiagnostics.com - Engine Basics
Your car is essentially the same. All (yes, all) the sensors need to be working right.
If an O2 sensor (HO2S) is wrong then the car can't run right, but it's the upstreams (sensor 1s) that really matter. The sensor 2s are used for checking cat efficiency and fine trimming the fuelling. They need to work, however.
On the 3.0, and especially your era, an air leak (into engine vacuum) is nearly always the cause of your codes, though a dirty MAF also can be, as can a leak somewhere post-MAF.
You might try clearing those codes - mainly to see whether the P0037 comes back or not. You can be pretty sure the others will so may as well go about leak hunting. Lots of threads on here about the usual cause & fix.
You could have another cause - such as coils - but not so likely since they'd normally flag different codes, so go for the usual stuff. Probably fairly cheap & is DIY - see the FAQs I think.
hmm, looks like someone on the UK forum has "borrowed" Rick's (joycesjag) pic from the FAQs here, without attribution!!
Your car is essentially the same. All (yes, all) the sensors need to be working right.
If an O2 sensor (HO2S) is wrong then the car can't run right, but it's the upstreams (sensor 1s) that really matter. The sensor 2s are used for checking cat efficiency and fine trimming the fuelling. They need to work, however.
On the 3.0, and especially your era, an air leak (into engine vacuum) is nearly always the cause of your codes, though a dirty MAF also can be, as can a leak somewhere post-MAF.
You might try clearing those codes - mainly to see whether the P0037 comes back or not. You can be pretty sure the others will so may as well go about leak hunting. Lots of threads on here about the usual cause & fix.
You could have another cause - such as coils - but not so likely since they'd normally flag different codes, so go for the usual stuff. Probably fairly cheap & is DIY - see the FAQs I think.
hmm, looks like someone on the UK forum has "borrowed" Rick's (joycesjag) pic from the FAQs here, without attribution!!
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heh heh busted Norri!
Thanks for the heads up JagV8. Heck whatever I post here is up for grabs, no worries here!
Russell, could be any of the vacuum lines basically, here is the entire thread that the picture was copied from:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ics-faq-52720/
Another thought would be the IMT O-rings look here:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ck-pics-49214/
I would start with them first!
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Thanks for the heads up JagV8. Heck whatever I post here is up for grabs, no worries here!
Russell, could be any of the vacuum lines basically, here is the entire thread that the picture was copied from:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ics-faq-52720/
Another thought would be the IMT O-rings look here:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ck-pics-49214/
I would start with them first!
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The smaller sizes like the one you are dealing with can be purchased as part of a screwdriver tool kit - the size bit you need is more than likely T10 or T15 - or you can get an assorted set that are attached to a 3/8" drive ratchet, which makes life much easier, especially re-tightening these screws to "spec" - you can get these in one of the big box stores (Home Depot/Lowes) or an auto store.
I recommend you get an assorted set if you plan on working on your vehicle. You will come across these star/torx screws quite a bit.