Why does my Jaguar have a low coolant alarm?
First of all the low coolant alarm is triggered by the float in the coolant expansion bottle. The float itself is known to split, fill with coolant and sink thus giving the warning. I would suspect this is what has happened to cause the low coolant alarm. The fix for that is a new coolant bottle.
Is the Check Engine light on in my Jaguar?
Has the check engine light turned on in your Jaguar XE, XF, XJ, E-PACE, F-PACE, or F-TYPE? It can be alarming seeing an engine warning appear on your dashboard, especially if you’ve never seen it before.
What does low coolant / gearbox fault message mean?
Today, I stopped to refill the tank and was driving along at 30mph when there was a slight hesitancy / judder from the car. This was followed shortly by a ‘Gearbox Fault’ message and an illuminated amber check engine light in the display. The gearbox went into ‘limp’ mode and pulling away from a set of lights, felt like it was in 4th!
What to do if your Jaguar XF battery is failing?
Classic symptom of a failing battery in the XF are random, unrelated errors. Get it checked. Battery! Classic symptom of a failing battery in the XF are random, unrelated errors. Get it checked. Click to expand… Jeez John, you’ll be blaming a flat tyre on the battery before long.
How to check the coolant level on a Jaguar XJ?
Visually check the coolant level. If low, continue with the procedure below. 2. If the coolant level is below the bottom of the filler neck, top up with Jaguar Antifreeze D542 (diluted 50:50 with clean water) until the coolant rises to the bottom of the filler neck. 3. Start the engine and allow it to run at idling speed.
Why does my Jaguar have a low warning light?
One person suggested it might be that the Coolant has been topped up with so much water over a period of time that the specific gravity is such that the float in the tank reacts differently than it would with pure Coolant? Nimiq1 can you point me to FB thread please?
Why do I keep losing coolant on my Jaguar?
Also then found that the water pump was damaged and the thermostat housing was cracked, both losing coolant. One these were both replaced and the coolant could settle after the initial refilling, this has been fine ever since. It can also be a bit of a pain to bleed the system properly.
What should I do if my coolant level is low?
Action: When investigating a customer complaint of low coolant level warning light remaining on proceed as follows: A. TOPPING-UP THE COOLING SYSTEM. The following procedure assumes that only a minor top-up of the coolant is required – a maximum of 1 quart of coolant. Any causes of major leakage must be repaired before continuing. 1.