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Car Forum / Jaguar Cars / January 2005S Type misfire after car wash
about 4 months ago i left my 1999 3.0 s type in an outdoor car park for 2 weeks whilst on holiday. on return the car developed a misfire that got slowly better but never quite dissapeared although it was easy to ignore. this week i washed the car in a car wash and the misfire is back again - it has happened before after a car wash but dissapeared quite quickly. any ideas on what this is and how to fix, i can only presume it is damp/water in something ?? Cheers Hi Simbad, It was / is water that's got to one of the coil packs for the plugs, as you stand looking at the engine from the front If I remember correctly its the right hand bank of coils under the plastic cover that get affected. Water on the early S-Type gets in via the wiper / rain tray below the windscreen and follows the cable run into the engine bay. Paul > about 4 months ago i left my 1999 3.0 s type in an outdoor car park for 2 > weeks whilst on holiday. on return the car developed a misfire that got [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Cheers is there any way to cure this for the future ? and do i need to replace the coils? Hi Simbad, Yeah you need to find out what coil or plug is affected and replace it, as for a cure all's I can suggest is to soak the wind screen with a hose and lift the bonnet to see if you can see were the water come's in, once you know the route in use some silicone sealant. I have a late 2000 S-Type and I have not had this problem after Hosing down the car so I don't know if they did a redesign/mod to the rain tray. I have not used a Car wash as I like to do it my self that way I get to know were all the scratches are or were any new ones appear due to careless shoppers etc. Sad I know but I like to know. Paul > is there any way to cure this for the future ? > and do i need to replace the coils? Ok i'll try it and thanks for the advice. oh and i understand about the home wash thing, i have only put it through a car wash twice in 2 years for exactly that reason. Cheers I dont believe that I'm reading this one - I remember having a Cortina once that wouldn't start when it got wet, but your talking about an S type Jag here with a list price of ?30K. No wonder Jag keeps teetering on the edge of bankruptcy !!! Stu > Ok i'll try it and thanks for the advice. > > oh and i understand about the home wash thing, i have only put it through > a car wash twice in 2 years for exactly that reason. > > Cheers |
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