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Car Forum / Jaguar Cars / August 2004XJ6 rattle
What is the disconcerting rattle that manifests itself when I shut a door on the series II xj6? It emanates from the fuel tank area. I noticed this sound on other xj's, but it wasn't a problem on my series III. Am I about to drop a tank? The rattle is from two vents behind the rear seat. These open to release the pressurized air when the door closes. They can be seen from inside the boot/trunk in the upper half of the panel behind the rear seat. Originally they would have had a piece of foam to dampen the noise but that will almost certainly have crumbled and disappeared. Hope this helps Chris >What is the disconcerting rattle that manifests itself when I shut a door on >the series II xj6? It emanates from the fuel tank area. I noticed this sound >on other xj's, but it wasn't a problem on my series III. Am I about to drop >a tank? > > Thanks--Do I access these be removing the panel behind the rear seat with those large bolts? > The rattle is from two vents behind the rear seat. These open to release > the pressurized air when the door closes. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >on other xj's, but it wasn't a problem on my series III. Am I about to drop > >a tank? Hi Terry, It's a while since I owned a Series II. These are hinged flaps that open into the boot. I think that they are accessed from within the boot. To remove them you may need to remove the back of the seat. Undo the two screws under the front of the seat squab, lift and pull forward to remove the seat. At the bottom of the back there are two bolts. Remove and then lift the back of the seat. It should come out. You should now be able to see these flaps - upper half, about 1 metre apart. Regards Chris >Thanks--Do I access these be removing the panel behind the rear seat with >those large bolts? [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > Thanks--Do I access these be removing the panel behind the rear seat > with those large bolts? Easy, open the boot lid and you will see the flaps through the rectangular holes just under the back of the boot lip. Grab a pair of long nosed pliers, grip them, twist em and pull them out. If that fails, that whol black pannel can be removed by undoing the nuts under neath and around the edges. Been there done that :-) |
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