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Old 06-01-2017 | 12:37 AM
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Default 1993 xjr-s 6.0 - the rare one ...

Has any one experienced total
System shutdown while
Driving? Gauges go to zero, engine shuts down. Once stopped turn off key wait a few seconds to restart and she fires up. This is random and my happen twice in a week or once in a blue moon.

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Knowledge and f this ? Some kind of synchro or Engine management switch? Message or call me 704.907.7211
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 01:56 AM
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This is most likely to be a defective ignition switch (the electrical bit attached to the back of the actual lock) or the main load relay going home.
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 02:07 AM
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Could it also be a bad earth? I've had a number of gauge issues caused by two things, a faulty earth and degradation of one of the connector blocks....
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 06:27 AM
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Maybe ignition amplifier.
100 km withou problem, then twice on 10 km road, then going home on the rope
Have You good spark from centre of distributor ?
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 06:34 AM
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I agree with Greg, my first suspect would be ignition switch. This would kill all instruments dead. A bad ignition amplifier would not kill temp gauge.
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 07:39 AM
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Inattention when reading. Yes, it is right, temp gauge will be allive.
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by roman_mg
Inattention when reading. Yes, it is right, temp gauge will be allive.
And the speedo, fuel gauge, oil pressure.
 
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Old 06-01-2017 | 11:19 AM
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Yes yes all I have simplified it
 
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Old 06-02-2017 | 04:31 PM
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Strangely enough, I've just had exactly the same thing happen on my car (a 92 XJR-S) this week. It would start, run, then completely cut out at random. Turns out it was the alarm\immobiliser system that was at fault. Now, I have a dealer installed Jaguar alarm system (JLM1768 ,uses key fob DAC7990), which after some online searching and thanks to others on this forum I was able to simply disable. Lo and behold, the car has since run without any issue!
 
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Originally Posted by Beavis
Strangely enough, I've just had exactly the same thing happen on my car (a 92 XJR-S) this week. It would start, run, then completely cut out at random. Turns out it was the alarm\immobiliser system that was at fault. Now, I have a dealer installed Jaguar alarm system (JLM1768 ,uses key fob DAC7990), which after some online searching and thanks to others on this forum I was able to simply disable. Lo and behold, the car has since run without any issue!
XJRS... How to disable alarm?
 

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