Jaguar X-type 3.0 Estate - common problems?
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I'm off to look at one of these tomorrow. Dark blue with cream leather, full satnav, petrol, manual... it ticks all the boxes for me, and it's the only one of this spec I've seen for sale in the last six months (manuals are like hen's teeth, it seems). 150,000 miles on the clock, 2004 model, and seller is asking just under 3k. That might seem like strong money in the UK, but here in LHD-land I can't get an equivalent BMW E46 or even E39 for that money. So...
What are the big problems with these cars? I've heard about whining transfer cases, rotten sills and juddery dual-mass flywheels. But are they prone to any other critical failures? All the other threads about these cars are 5 years old now, so I'm wondering if there's any more info available as these cars get older.
Any advice is much appreciated.
What are the big problems with these cars? I've heard about whining transfer cases, rotten sills and juddery dual-mass flywheels. But are they prone to any other critical failures? All the other threads about these cars are 5 years old now, so I'm wondering if there's any more info available as these cars get older.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Edited by Grrrmachine on Monday 28th December 08:35
There's not much else to say. It should feel quite taught to drive. If it feels imprecise or shows uneven rear tyre wear, then it probably needs a rear suspension refresh. It used Mk3 Mondeo estate rear control arms and whilst they work well, they are semi-consumable and need replaced quite regularly if you can tell the difference between a good driving car and a sloppy one. The good news is that they're cheap and easy to replace.
jamieduff1981 said:
There's not much else to say. It should feel quite taught to drive. If it feels imprecise or shows uneven rear tyre wear, then it probably needs a rear suspension refresh. It used Mk3 Mondeo estate rear control arms and whilst they work well, they are semi-consumable and need replaced quite regularly if you can tell the difference between a good driving car and a sloppy one. The good news is that they're cheap and easy to replace.
Are the saloon rear suspension components different, Mr Duff? The reason I ask is I have had mine coming up to 4 years now, about 30,000 miles and the only thing I have had to touch on the back is the lower shock absorber bushes. Everything else has behaved itself.Not much to add to the OP's original question. I don't think DMF as much of an issue on the V6's. On the diesels it is. Other than a bit of a taste for front drop links mine has been very good on suspension components. I did have difficulty diagnosing faulty wheel bearings at one point. It was a job to pin point where the noise was coming from but I got there in the end.
Yeah they're common to both X-Type body styles. The weakest ones are the short dog-bone links that mount above and just ahead of the wheel hub. These take a bit of a beating. If you see an X-Type with a lot of negative camber on the rears is usually those ones which have gone. The rest aren't too bad by comparison, but none are particularly expensive.
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