What did you do to your X308 Today?
#1681
the story goes.....
last week I took my car for a wash, and while waiting noticed attendant fiddling with passenger seat position buttons...
few days ago went to lunch with coworkers and my passenger complained that seat not moving... I quickly connected the two: something got disconnected during car wash.
So today I decided to fix it. First reached under the seat and jiggled all connectors - nothing... went to check fuses - could not quite figure fuse numbering on driver side - so checked all of them - all good !? Unbolted the seat and started pocking into connectors with voltmeter - no juice coming to connectors... ???
Carefully looked into care book to locate correct fuses... on passenger side amperage followed the book so I could figure fuse numbers. On driver side - it just did not match the book. After some aerobics i took a look inside - and what do I see? Fuse number 1 simply missing and fuse under it has yellow cover on it making it look like fuse 2 is the first one. The very fuse responsible for passenger seat is missing! It turns out I bought the car like that(well, about 2 months ago), never tested passenger seat! So I put fuse in - and all is working!
The moral: I should have carefully followed the manual when checking fuses, before unbolting the seat and doing other things...
last week I took my car for a wash, and while waiting noticed attendant fiddling with passenger seat position buttons...
few days ago went to lunch with coworkers and my passenger complained that seat not moving... I quickly connected the two: something got disconnected during car wash.
So today I decided to fix it. First reached under the seat and jiggled all connectors - nothing... went to check fuses - could not quite figure fuse numbering on driver side - so checked all of them - all good !? Unbolted the seat and started pocking into connectors with voltmeter - no juice coming to connectors... ???
Carefully looked into care book to locate correct fuses... on passenger side amperage followed the book so I could figure fuse numbers. On driver side - it just did not match the book. After some aerobics i took a look inside - and what do I see? Fuse number 1 simply missing and fuse under it has yellow cover on it making it look like fuse 2 is the first one. The very fuse responsible for passenger seat is missing! It turns out I bought the car like that(well, about 2 months ago), never tested passenger seat! So I put fuse in - and all is working!
The moral: I should have carefully followed the manual when checking fuses, before unbolting the seat and doing other things...
#1682
Well, I didn't do it yet but I bought the parts:
1x Throttle body complete (used)
1x Short hose between thermostat tower and crossover water pipe
1x MANN oil filter
10l of 10w40 semisynthetic oil
1l of Prestone antifreeze concentration
Got a fair bit to do to my old banger... When all done, it should finally be the car it should be...
1x Throttle body complete (used)
1x Short hose between thermostat tower and crossover water pipe
1x MANN oil filter
10l of 10w40 semisynthetic oil
1l of Prestone antifreeze concentration
Got a fair bit to do to my old banger... When all done, it should finally be the car it should be...
#1683
Was having intermittent heat issues, and watching my temps, it was swinging in a 15 degree arc between stopping and not, so I assumed thermostat. So, I replaced it and topped off the fluid with bright shiny Dex. I drove down the road to warm it up, come back, pop the cap, and green fluid is staring at me.
I'm not happy with whoever owned this before me. I just flushed the system until I had nothing but clear distilled water top to bottom, filled with the correct DexCool orange, and... nope, still no heat unless the car is under load. Time to go back to searching posts again...
I'm not happy with whoever owned this before me. I just flushed the system until I had nothing but clear distilled water top to bottom, filled with the correct DexCool orange, and... nope, still no heat unless the car is under load. Time to go back to searching posts again...
Last edited by CharlzO; 11-06-2016 at 12:06 PM.
#1684
I have read that coolent can look green in the reservoir even if it is an other color. No personal experience though.
There is a drain on the engine block if you really want to get everything out before a refresh.
Did you burb the hoses?
I checked the new against the old thermostat before installing, just to be sure.
There is a drain on the engine block if you really want to get everything out before a refresh.
Did you burb the hoses?
I checked the new against the old thermostat before installing, just to be sure.
#1685
It was definitely some green in there when I drained it. It didn't look like much, but it was noticeable for a bit. I'm leaning towards maybe that secondary pump, haven't had much time to research that side yet. But I do have plenty of heat over 2k RPM, in every vent location, but under that, I lose it again, so I'm thinking either a core issue (but I'd think that would eliminate any cabin heat?) or that pump, or something. I should have a couple weeks before it really gets too cold, so we'll see.
#1686
Is there low heat or no heat at all at low rpm's? I'd think with a blocked core there's at least be something getting through. I dunno too much about cooling diagnosis, and it seems like something that shouldn't be rpm-related, but maybe it's the valve that regulates flow into the heater core?
I also remember reading somewhere that the climate control doesn't open the heat up until the coolant reaches a certain temp.. Again shouldn't be rpm related, and it may only do so when in AUTO mode, and I can't remember if that's x308 or x350..
I also remember reading somewhere that the climate control doesn't open the heat up until the coolant reaches a certain temp.. Again shouldn't be rpm related, and it may only do so when in AUTO mode, and I can't remember if that's x308 or x350..
#1687
Is there low heat or no heat at all at low rpm's? I'd think with a blocked core there's at least be something getting through. I dunno too much about cooling diagnosis, and it seems like something that shouldn't be rpm-related, but maybe it's the valve that regulates flow into the heater core?
I also remember reading somewhere that the climate control doesn't open the heat up until the coolant reaches a certain temp.. Again shouldn't be rpm related, and it may only do so when in AUTO mode, and I can't remember if that's x308 or x350..
I also remember reading somewhere that the climate control doesn't open the heat up until the coolant reaches a certain temp.. Again shouldn't be rpm related, and it may only do so when in AUTO mode, and I can't remember if that's x308 or x350..
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#1694
Went out, pulled the reservoir off (annoying f'n clips...), and the aux pump. Flushed the heater core back and forth a couple dozen times from Sunday to ensure it was clear, and then pulled the pump apart.. and, there are pretty much no brushes left at ALL in this thing. Time to find those threads with people that have replaced the brushes and give it a go (not that I have any joy in pulling it all back apart again when the time comes).
Refilled, checked for leaks, still only heat when over 2500 RPM, I'm glad they're calling for mid 50's this week.
Refilled, checked for leaks, still only heat when over 2500 RPM, I'm glad they're calling for mid 50's this week.
#1695
[QUOTE=CharlzO;1568535Time to find those threads with people that have replaced the brushes and give it a go (not that I have any joy in pulling it all back apart again when the time comes).[/QUOTE]
Good information on brush replacement on a very similar pump from an XK8 at post 13 - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...val-how-96841/
Good information on brush replacement on a very similar pump from an XK8 at post 13 - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...val-how-96841/
#1697
Good information on brush replacement on a very similar pump from an XK8 at post 13 - https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...val-how-96841/
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