Hi all and greetings from Australia!
I've just repurchased a jaguar XJ40 3.6L 1988 that I sold privately when
temporarily ill, and regretted doing ever since. I see the (temporary)
new owner was unable to solve a couple of problems I had. So, now I've
got the car back, over to the experts for some ideas!
Quiescent current.
With everything off, the current drain remains at 50 mA. This is enough
to flatten the battery unless the car is used at least once a week. Any
ideas?
Radio cassette
To avoid this battery flattening, I disconnect the battery from time to
time. This of course causes the sceurity code to activate and locks out
the radio! I had the codes for the radio written on a scrap of paper -
which I've now lost! I remember the actual codes (frequencies AM and
FM) by heart, but not the sequence of kestrokes surrounding them. I
imagine all radios have the same sequence but just different actual
codes. So will some kind person tell me the sequence and I'll plug my
own codes in.
Puddle lamp
The rear right puddle lamp (on the door) does not work. The festoon
bulb shows continuity and the clips show a voltage of 12 + volts, yet
still the light doesn't light up.
I wonder if this could be due to the fault computer, and also explain
why I get a continuous flashing bulb failure warning, although all the
exterior lamps appear OK, and also maybe explain the continuous current
drain.
Cutting out
Finally (for now!), very occasionally (say three times in as many years)
the car cuts out completely. This can be alarming if in a stream of
traffic on a freeway. Anyone else experienced this?
Your thoughts about any of these would be most welcome, posted on the
group best, or maybe, removing the obvious, in the mailbox.
Thanks
Alan
I've just repurchased a jaguar XJ40 3.6L 1988 that I sold privately when
temporarily ill, and regretted doing ever since. I see the (temporary)
new owner was unable to solve a couple of problems I had. So, now I've
got the car back, over to the experts for some ideas!
Quiescent current.
With everything off, the current drain remains at 50 mA. This is enough
to flatten the battery unless the car is used at least once a week. Any
ideas?
Radio cassette
To avoid this battery flattening, I disconnect the battery from time to
time. This of course causes the sceurity code to activate and locks out
the radio! I had the codes for the radio written on a scrap of paper -
which I've now lost! I remember the actual codes (frequencies AM and
FM) by heart, but not the sequence of kestrokes surrounding them. I
imagine all radios have the same sequence but just different actual
codes. So will some kind person tell me the sequence and I'll plug my
own codes in.
Puddle lamp
The rear right puddle lamp (on the door) does not work. The festoon
bulb shows continuity and the clips show a voltage of 12 + volts, yet
still the light doesn't light up.
I wonder if this could be due to the fault computer, and also explain
why I get a continuous flashing bulb failure warning, although all the
exterior lamps appear OK, and also maybe explain the continuous current
drain.
Cutting out
Finally (for now!), very occasionally (say three times in as many years)
the car cuts out completely. This can be alarming if in a stream of
traffic on a freeway. Anyone else experienced this?
Your thoughts about any of these would be most welcome, posted on the
group best, or maybe, removing the obvious, in the mailbox.
Thanks
Alan