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Car Forum / Jaguar Cars / January 2007

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No heat in my 99 XJ8

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Big John - 09 Dec 2006 16:01 GMT
Hi guys and gals ... after a few trips to my local Jaguar dealer
(Bennett in Allentown, PA) service center, and over $1200. in trial and
error service that has not remedied my problem at all ... I'm still
cold in my car!

There have been a replaced thermostat (after I insisted the car was
operating at normal temp - I was told that the tech used a heat gun and
the temp was not up to par) NO CHANGE IN HEAT

There was an extensive chemical flush and fill program of the cooling
system - NO CHANGE IN HEAT

The service manager told me to close the side interior vents because
they allow a mix of outside air and heated air into the interior!

STILL COLD!

Previously, I owned a '95 XJ6 Vanden Plas and seem to remember a
similar problem years ago ... does a switch that controls the opening
of a valve or door to the heater core system sound familiar?

I did mention this to the service manger at the onset but it fell on
deaf ears.

Help me - I'm freezing (it just turned 29 degrees here)!

Thanks,  John
WayneC - 09 Dec 2006 20:18 GMT
> Hi guys and gals ... after a few trips to my local Jaguar dealer
> (Bennett in Allentown, PA) service center, and over $1200. in trial and
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> Thanks,  John

You don't say... can we assume the there is cold air coming
out all the vents inside the car?

I'm not familiar with your model, but there should be a
valve controlling flow of hot engine coolant to the heater
core. Hopefully the dealer checked it. Usually it is a
squat metal cannister valve with a tube that is spliced into
one of the two  heater hoses that go from the engine
through the firewall. It has a small vacuum hose attached to it.

Look around the engine compartment for the pair of heater hoses
and find the valve. Check to see that BOTH hoses feel hot
at the firewall when the car is warmed up and the heater
is on. If they aren't, then check to see if there's vacuum at the
small hose on the valve... if you have one cold hose and
there is vacuum at the valve, replace the valve (as a temporary
measure, you could replace the valve with a short length
of copper tubing).  If no vacuum signal, then the vacuum
hose has to be traced to find out where/why it lost vacuum
Beyond that you are into checking vents and switches
(eg, switch, disconnected hose, deteriorated hose, etc).
and I can't help you much there.
Adrian Higdon - 11 Dec 2006 22:29 GMT
Hi John,

It might sound a silly question, but are your front fog lights working OK?
If not, you probably have the same problem I had....

I lost all my heat although everything was OK. Engine temp OK etc.

It turned out to be the fuse had blown that also protects the front fog
lights and alarm security sounder.

The sounder itself had packed in due to water ingress and as soon as I
disconnected it, put in a new fuse, I had heat again.

If yours is the same problem, you will find the sounder tucked down the
passenger side of the engine radiator.

A new one fiutted by Jag Main Dealer cost just short of £100.
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Best Regards
Adrian
'99 XJR

> Hi guys and gals ... after a few trips to my local Jaguar dealer
> (Bennett in Allentown, PA) service center, and over $1200. in trial and
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> Thanks,  John
ticktock - 25 Dec 2006 13:08 GMT
> Hi John,
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> > Thanks,  John
ticktock - 25 Dec 2006 13:13 GMT
Adrian .. your spot-on.

This is a common fault.   The wiring diagram (at least on mine) shows
no connection between the Heater Pump and the fog lights and security
sounder.... but there is, and as you have written.... change the fuse
and the heater pump will run agian giving heat to the interior....
until the first time the sounder 'sounds' or you use the fog lights and
it lifts the fuse again.

Ian

> Hi John,
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> > Thanks,  John
Adrian Higdon - 05 Jan 2007 20:41 GMT
Hi John,

Pleased that it is solved for you, we all need some heat in winter.

Regards
Adrian

Adrian .. your spot-on.

This is a common fault.   The wiring diagram (at least on mine) shows
no connection between the Heater Pump and the fog lights and security
sounder.... but there is, and as you have written.... change the fuse
and the heater pump will run agian giving heat to the interior....
until the first time the sounder 'sounds' or you use the fog lights and
it lifts the fuse again.

Ian

Adrian Higdon wrote:

> Hi John,
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> >
> > Thanks,  John

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