Rear Differential Fluid Leak 2015 X250 XF

[hal3210]

I’m looking to buy a last of the X250 (old shape) XF 3.0 Diesel. I searched through the MoT history of one car and saw that it had an advisory for: "Fluid leak, but not excessive rear differential (8.4.1 (a) (i)) on its first MoT 3 years ago at only 20,000 miles. This advisory is not mentioned again on future MoTs. The car has a full Jaguar service history and has been serviced 3 times at the main dealer since this advisory.

I was just wondering if there is a known problem with the rear differential on the 2015 XF? I understand that there was a problem with the 2009 XF but am I right in assuming this would have been resolved by 2015?

I’d greatly appreciate any advice - I’d imagine that the Jaguar main dealer that supplied and serviced the car from new would have solved the problem (the car has now travelled another 20,000 miles since this MoT advisory 3 years ago) but as you can imagine, seeing this advisory on the car’s first MoT concerns me.

[lexusboy]

Diff pinion seal

[hal3210]

Many thanks, am I right in assuming if this was sorted out back in 2018 it shouldn't cause any further trouble?

[reddiesel]

hal3210 said:

Many thanks, am I right in assuming if this was sorted out back in 2018 it shouldn't cause any further trouble?

I believe this issue will have long been remedied and going by previous MOTs hasn't caused any further issue . Dont place too much faith in Jaguar Dealerships , in my experience many can be pretty abysmal especially concerning these ex Lease Vehicles advertised as Direct from Jaguar . Paint Damage for instance is often poorly repaired and I place little value in the mileage that these cars have covered . It costs £80 to adjust the mileage on a Jaguar which is a lot less than the charges for exceeding the terms of a Leasing Agreement .