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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Anonymous on November 07, 2005, 09:07:56 PM

Title: feckin XJ's..........bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on November 07, 2005, 09:07:56 PM
XJ#3 has a few more probs than we first knew about.........

tis squeakin when she corners slowly (we knew about this)....sounds like a diff oil change is needed to me!!!

tis runnin like a bag o shite on tickover on gas, so bad it has stalled a few times..........revs drop off the instant you take yer foot off the gas which makes slowing down for corners, junctions, etc a bit trouser-filling!!!

am gettin a code 12 on the dash......anyone know what that means??

power steering aint right....keeps going stiff (so you'd think there werent any power) & the fluid reserv is presurising........sounds to me like a no-good pump!!!

got a heater matrix to sort (which I knew about)

looks like a few more nights in the workshop!!!!! :cry:
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Post by: Mick O on November 07, 2005, 09:23:22 PM
XJ codes can be found at.........

http://http://jeephorizons.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2719

That 12 code appears to crop up every time something else gos wrong :shock:  :shock:  8)  :smt025
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Post by: Anonymous on November 07, 2005, 09:48:25 PM
grease the UJs in the steering column in the engine bay, after my visit to the bog hole in the lard rover it started to get tight at 3 & 9 o'clock (stew before your start... :lol: )
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Post by: Anonymous on November 07, 2005, 10:16:59 PM
Oh yeah wallop that GT 85/ WD 40 in there KD :D
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Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2005, 11:24:05 AM
Quote from: "offroading.net"
grease the UJs in the steering column in the engine bay, after my visit to the bog hole in the lard rover it started to get tight at 3 & 9 o'clock (stew before your start... :lol: )


that would be fine if it were tightening at a predictable time.........i tried it this morning & you can lock to lock it about twice before it goes stiff......try steering with the motor switched off & thats what it feels like!
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Post by: Dingo on November 08, 2005, 05:08:11 PM
Any squealing when your steering? Not sure how the set up is on an XJ, but in my experience on my truck- steering going stiff and squeaking= pump broke rendering me fooked and steering going stiff easy stiff easy, box exploded rendering me fooked.
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Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2005, 05:12:01 PM
cheers Dingo, so what ur saying is I'm fooked??? :lol:
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Post by: Dingo on November 09, 2005, 03:44:05 PM
Yup. I know your pretty good mechanicly so you've probably tried this- jack front end up and turn steering with engine off, listen for any wierd noises coming from the box, although it will be stiff to turn it should be smooth, if so problem is more likly to be pump.
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Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2005, 05:44:07 PM
HI kd it had a brand new pump fitted by ryfield jeep in Aug 04, and we never had any problems with it stalling apart from in the winter when it is really cold and the engine had not warmed up.
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 04:41:23 PM
Bloody thing died on me today!!! XJ#3 cut out doing 30mph & wouldnt restart!!!! Had to get it recovered.....& now its showing NO fault codes............ :headpop:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 05:16:30 PM
It sounds a lot like the cam sensor probs that MickO had.....anyone got any other ideas??
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Post by: Mick O on November 18, 2005, 05:59:40 PM
KD, if it cuts out and wont restart, it could be the crank sensor.

I've had both Cam and Crank sensors go on mine :Hangman:

When the crank sensor went, it was a real bastard to start. :smt102
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 06:08:06 PM
It cut out....I walked away....got the guys next door to recover it, they tried it & it started......then tried the fault code thing & nothing, not a fault in sight!!! Do ya reckon its the crank sensor on its way out??
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 07:06:25 PM
cant you swap the Crank and cam sensors over from another in your fleet  :?:
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 07:21:19 PM
probably!!!
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Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2005, 07:29:21 PM
Sounds like a sensor tho

Why not buy another XJ mozza Lord Blackie just in case

DOH...............................Meant LB :lol: