Air Intake Pipe
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Found out in the end the silicone stuck-on resonator was not the problem. I had fitted an Oil Catch Can which my 'mechanic' did not like; he had removed it and replaced the Part Load Breather pipe? (I can never remember which is which - the one from the PCV Valve to the TB). Unfortunately, the replacement pipe had O Rings that were so brittle they snapped in two as I removed them, and one end had no clip to retain it in position! As a short term measure, I have replaced the O Rings and I have 'cable-tied' the broken retaining clip to the PCV Valve in order to keep it tightly in place!!
The P0171 & P0174 codes have disappeared and my LTFT are both returning from 19.58% to 'normal'.......Boy, these fuel trims are a great way to periodically open your eyes for vacuum leaks!
The P0171 & P0174 codes have disappeared and my LTFT are both returning from 19.58% to 'normal'.......Boy, these fuel trims are a great way to periodically open your eyes for vacuum leaks!
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Oh to have the agony of choice!
There is one Main Jaguar Dealer here in Dubai and their fees are astronomical for a 13-year old car. Even if you are prepared to pay them, they ship work out to mechanics in Sharjah - The Emirate next door (where rents for premises etc. are so much cheaper) and still charge you their Main Dealer prices!. My 'mechanic' is one of those ex-Jaguar guys; but like all of the Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Syrian guys here, they offer cheaper prices because they reuse everything - Gaskets, parts, everything! They have heard of planned maintenance, but they want no truck with it!! If it aint broke, they don't fix it until it is broke.....I do as much as I can myself (with the excellent help of this Forum), but obviously, suspension bushings and timing-chain tensioner blades are a little beyond an amateur mechanic without a hoist etc.
Occasionally, it works out in your favour; for example, I have just had a reconditioned Transmission fitted for £800 all in and Jack the Jaguar (blame the wife) is now shifting as sweetly as a sweet shifting thing........
There is one Main Jaguar Dealer here in Dubai and their fees are astronomical for a 13-year old car. Even if you are prepared to pay them, they ship work out to mechanics in Sharjah - The Emirate next door (where rents for premises etc. are so much cheaper) and still charge you their Main Dealer prices!. My 'mechanic' is one of those ex-Jaguar guys; but like all of the Indian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Syrian guys here, they offer cheaper prices because they reuse everything - Gaskets, parts, everything! They have heard of planned maintenance, but they want no truck with it!! If it aint broke, they don't fix it until it is broke.....I do as much as I can myself (with the excellent help of this Forum), but obviously, suspension bushings and timing-chain tensioner blades are a little beyond an amateur mechanic without a hoist etc.
Occasionally, it works out in your favour; for example, I have just had a reconditioned Transmission fitted for £800 all in and Jack the Jaguar (blame the wife) is now shifting as sweetly as a sweet shifting thing........
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