I purchased a Jaguar X type and the engine malfunction light keeps coming on after filling it with petrol. I have been to a few service centres, and have gotten the car reset and gotten a new catalytic converter, and the warning light still appears after filling it up with petrol.
Jaguars are not very reliable or trustworthy..!
Make sure you tighten the gas cap after a fill up!
The next time that the light comes on disconnect the negative lead to the battery and leave it off for several minutes and then reconnect it... The light should be off.
Is he/she supposed to do this every time they fill up? What about having to re-set the radio with stations, security code etc and all else that has to be done when the battery is reconnected in a techno car like this? Think I'd rather put up with the light.
I wonder what level the fuel gets to before it turns itself off, I'm assuming it does if it comes back on when filling up.
I have the engine malfunction light on, I tried the battery disconnection trick mentioned above, but no joy. Can anyone else confirm that this trick works or how long it should be disconnected for?
If you disconnect the battery often with cars of this caliber, they need a certain period of time for the reset to occur. It is usually in the region of 6-12 hours.
I had the same problem with mine.
I'm not sure if this is the same problem that you're having, but there was a serivce bulletin issued on it.
The dealer replaced my fuel rail, and the vehicle's engine light problem never reoccurred. apparently, the engine light kept coming on because the engine was starving for fuel.
Actually, after replacing the rail, the car ran better than it ever had previously!
Also, it could be something simple, as was mentioned previously: the gas cap.
If it isn't tightened securely, the engine light will come on.
Hope I was helpful.
X-Type = financial suicide...
In the UK the prices have been battered by the Tata takeover and the X Type is dated and well out of favour now. The recent facelift (what were they thinking?) has crucified the already beleaguered model and my friend lost £14,000 in 11 months/10,000 miles on his 2006 X Type Diesel Sport Estate. Ouch!
The supermarkets are now knocking out pre-facelift metallic 2.0D SE saloons at £18,950 new, so what chance do you have on resale? The main dealers are on their knees too.
Less than £19k for a new Jag Diesel SE sounds appealing though, especially if you plan to run it into the ground and know that many parts are shared with the Mondeo, and are brave enough to avoid the expensive Jag servicing vital for the warranty. They average 40+mpg daily and are in the sub 150g/km tax band of £120pa.
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