We are now regularly seeing JLR’s new range of engine. The Ingenium engine comes in 2.0 Litre petrol and Diesel and is proving a reliable alternative to Jaguar’s long standing and proven 3.0 Litre Diesel. Correct oil specification is a must in the engines. Mike Allen Services, Wiltshire’s Jaguar & Land Rover Centre is about more [...]
Jaguar XK8 Engine knocking This much loved Jaguar XK8 suffered with a failed crankshaft bearing. The owner wasn’t ready to give up on her. We sourced a low mileage replacement engine and Mike Turasz replaced the power unit. Mike Allen Services, Wiltshire’s Jaguar & Land Rover Centre is about more than just servicing your car. We [...]
The new generation of Jaguar are providing their own unique challenge to us with ever increasingly and stricter emissions laws. This 2017 Jaguar XE came to us with a rather distressed owner. The car’s Add Blue system had malfunctioned and was warning the driver of a “Dosing Error” which would eventually prevent the car from [...]
In for repair this week was a Jaguar S-type with no cold air from one side of the dual climate control system. As some work had previously been done to this vehicle by the owner which included replacing the dual climate control valve and the climate control module to no avail this really only left the [...]
This beautiful Jaguar XJ6 visited us last week for a visual health check. No major issues other than low rear brake pads were noted. These were replaced today along with the gearbox oil and filter. All Jaguar models from 2004 onwards (excluding x-type) have a ZF gearbox fitted. It is not written into any servicing schedule [...]
After visiting us with the dreaded Restricted performance light on an XF we have diagnosed as EGR failure and replaced the EGR valve. Following this the DPF was 82% blocked. We have ran a 2 part cleaner through the DPF followed by a regeneration lowering the soot level to 6%. This is an extremely cost [...]
