X300 Air Conditioning Self Test and Diagnostics

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95 Sedan range interior illumination issues

1995> Sedan Range vehicles may experience fascia panel lighting and interior lighting malfunctions that can be caused by the back of the radio chafing on the fascia harness, In-Car Entertainment (ICE) system harness or the center console harness.Some conditions found to be caused by harness chafing include:^ Dimmer module fuse blows - shorted to ground.^ No locate lighting.^ No interior lighting.^ Interior lighting remains ON - ground wire from module constantly grounded. ^ Control panel illumination faults.^ Hazard flasher light remains...

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Jaguar TPS X300/XJ6 Tips

The throttle position (Jaguar Part No. JLM12074) sensor (a potentiometer or variable resistor) sends information via voltage to various other components in the car. One key thing being how much gasoline to inject into the engine. A general side of a problem is increased rpm's, problems with O2 sensors and shifting issues. This sensor is easily damaged during cleaning of the throttle body by carburetor cleaner entering the...

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X300/XJ6 boot light inspection

XJ6 boot lights The inside of an X300 boot.  The cargo/boot lights were need of repair. The problem was broken power wire at boot hinge. Thanks goes to Gunnar....

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Changing Rear Axle bearings

Advice from Jag-Lovers forum This is a DIY job - do each side one at a time, there's a spacer inside the hub that'll be different (most likely) on each side. You will need to replace the stub axle nuts.  They have an locking insert in them and usually come apart on disassembly. Mark the pivot bolt and lower control arm so you can reassemble keeping the rear tracking from changing. I prefer to keep the hand brake cable attached to the hub. There's a union near the ''Y'' in the cable and I feed the halves out of the lower sub-frame. Do not...

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The Solar Sensor

The solar sensor is on the top of the dash, just behind the windscreen - here is an explanation of how it works: In the morning or in the shade, when it's cooler, the a/c system comes on quietly and efficiently as expected when you start your car. If, however, it's been sitting in the sun, the a/c system comes on normally when the car starts but, after a few seconds, the blower system goes into ''high gear'' to cool down the cabin quickly. Then, after the temperature has been reduced, it goes back into normal mode once again. It may not be apparent...

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X300 Key-Fob transmitter programming

Key-ring remote Battery changing: Caution: To avoid disrupting the coding of the key-ring transmitter, battery change must be accomplished within two minutes. Insert a screwdriver into the slot in the rear of the key-ring transmitter near where it joins the key ring and gently push it in so as to release the clip to allow the cover to pop open Replace the two button batteries CR2016. Existing key-ring transmitter Re-Programming X300: Unlock the car with the key and press ether button three times at 1 second intervals New virgin key-ring transmitter...

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