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I think jibduh was referring to his own 405 Mi16 :lol: You're not the only one on this forum with weird old French cars.
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
Yeah, I guessed that. I'd like to see some pics of it!
I think jibduh was referring to his own 405 Mi16 :lol: You're not the only one on this forum with weird old French cars.
I know where he can get a nicerunningburning one. Recentlyrefreshedignited electronics! Only minorly debilitating rust issues!
FTFY.
And I thought my GDPO moments were over. Found something dangling from under the front bumper, turns out it was the climate control ambient air temp sensor, and judging from the marks on it, it's been bouncing on the ground for years. No wonder it would register ambient temperatures of "--" after driving around for a few minutes. What makes it worse is that there's another sensor still in the front brake cooling duct where belongs, though it seems to be somewhat borked and measures -21 degrees all when it clearly isn't. I have a spare from the complete front bumper I yoinked from the junkyard in case the current one is properly messed up.
And I thought my GDPO moments were over. Found something dangling from under the front bumper, turns out it was the climate control ambient air temp sensor, and judging from the marks on it, it's been bouncing on the ground for years. No wonder it would register ambient temperatures of "--" after driving around for a few minutes. What makes it worse is that there's another sensor still in the front brake cooling duct where belongs, though it seems to be somewhat borked and measures -21 degrees all when it clearly isn't. I have a spare from the complete front bumper I yoinked from the junkyard in case the current one is properly messed up.
Hmm, the latest sensor I've tried still registers temperatures of -37 when it definitely isn't. I'm guessing the problem is somewhere farther upstream.
In other news, damn, my fuel injectors must've been hideously gunked up, because a bottle of Techron with my last fillup woke it up like whoa. I'm now calling my supercharger my Power Banshee, because eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Is the sensor known to go bad regularly? Perhaps the fact that I have three possibly borked ones suggest yes.Test the sensor first.
Techron+traction control off worked wonders. Plus remember I'm on 225-width snow tires right now so I'm traction-limited compared to normal". And believe me I'm not tepid by far; this is now my "forever car" that's going to receive my open wallet when things go wrong.Ah, good. I had been wondering why you'd been kind of tepid about the car and why you were hearing that the 9000 'had more balls'.
Is the sensor known to go bad regularly? Perhaps the fact that I have three possibly borked ones suggest yes.
Techron+traction control off worked wonders. Plus remember I'm on 225-width snow tires right now so I'm traction-limited compared to normal". And believe me I'm not tepid by far; this is now my "forever car" that's going to receive my open wallet when things go wrong.
Hmm, maybe what it took was just a few cycles of the ignition to reset the climate control system, because now the used one I pulled from my spare bumper works fine. I think it does have the winter kit as it has heated seats and both of those sensors. That's awfully pricey for a thermocouple, and even SNG Barratt asks about $50 for them; is there some universal Denso sensor that I can splice the wiring into the existing plug the way some O2 sensors come? There's a Denso part number on the sensor (077500 4210) but that didn't get me anything apart from the original Jaguar part.It's not regularly, but a function of age. They're thermocouples and they have a lifespan of about 10 years at best for completely encased ones; if you have a sensor where it is an open design with an exposed sensor and live in a place that's got salt in the air and/or they use salt on the roads in winter, the life span can be considerably shorter. This goes for many brands. The XJ's sensors being mounted down low means that the sensors last less time than the high-mounted ones on Ford trucks - they're simply exposed to more abuse.
Does yours have the winter equipment kit? If no, you just need this sensor:
http://www.jagbits.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LNA7605AB
If yes, you need this one too: http://www.jagbits.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LNA5700AC
Whatever tepid is definitely in the past. Especially after I blew past a new XF while merging onto the interstate at WOT. Damn bubble just blends into the crowd.Well, you used to be tepid about it. I assume that's no longer the case.
Hmm, maybe what it took was just a few cycles of the ignition to reset the climate control system, because now the used one I pulled from my spare bumper works fine. I think it does have the winter kit as it has heated seats and both of those sensors. That's awfully pricey for a thermocouple, and even SNG Barratt asks about $50 for them; is there some universal Denso sensor that I can splice the wiring into the existing plug the way some O2 sensors come? There's a Denso part number on the sensor (077500 4210) but that didn't get me anything apart from the original Jaguar part.
Whatever tepid is definitely in the past. Especially after I blew past a new XF while merging onto the interstate at WOT. Damn bubble just blends into the crowd.
That awkward moment when your daily driver is in the shop for so long that your backup car starts to go wrong. I have a leak somewhere in the clutch system; fluid is low and muddy. I'm seeing drops near the pedal, might be the master cylinder.
Damn yeah, less than half the price of the "proper one. What are your thoughts on this vs. a rebuild kit?