Jim...I don't know if the newer Jags no longer have the same trans...
maybe you should ask the Jag dealer down in Marin.
Bill S.
Jim Christian wrote:
> Re: Jag automatic transmissions:
>
> Bill and Dean,
> Did Jag get around to fixing
> the trans? I've got a '96 VDP with 130,000 on it,
> so now you guys have me
> nervous!!
>
> Jim C.
> '68 XKE OTS
> '96 VDP
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: William Shoemaker <sonomashoe@gmail.com>
> To: North Bay British Car Club
> <nobbc@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Fri, September 24, 2010 4:14:29 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [Nobbc] (no subject)
>
> The transmission seems to be the weak link in those
> Jags. My '91 went
> into " limp home mode (3rd and reverse only) and there was
> no easy fix.
> I retired it for parts at 138K
> and found a '90 VDP for $4000
> with only 109k on it. My '92 XJ6 is also
> still going strong with about
> 128K...just holding my breath..hoping for
> no more tranny trouble!
> Bill
> Shoemaker '90 & '92 Jags
> wkilch@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>> Don't you mean 200k? If
>>
> its any consolation I spent almost that on my F250
>
>> transmission and it
>>
> doesn't work properly. I hope you have better luck.
>
>> Walter
>> Sent from
>>
> my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Paige,
>>
> Dean" <DPaige@srcity.org>
>
>> Sender: nobbc-bounces@autox.team.net
>> Date: Fri,
>>
> 24 Sep 2010 09:46:55
>
>> To: 'North Bay British Car Club'<nobbc@autox.team.net>
>> Reply-To: North Bay British Car Club <nobbc@autox.team.net>
>> Subject:
>>
> [Nobbc] (no subject)
>
>> Here's a little story for you NOBBCers.
>>
>> Pia and I
>>
> drove the VDP down to Santa Barbara on the 3rd. We are seriously
>
>> considering
>>
> a move there within the next year or two. By the way I am retiring
>
>> from
>>
> employment at City of Santa Rosa. Last day of work Nov. 1. Nov 2 Free at
>
> last! FREE AT LAST! Great pension and money in the bank!
>
>> So we were out
>>
> looking at possible homes to buy there. Some good prospects
>
>> actually. On the
>>
> second day out (Sat) we did a morning of looking. Pulled into
>
>> a grocery and
>>
> as I was maneuvering into a parking spot I needed to back up a
>
>> little to
>>
> align properly. Put it in first gear and the trans up shifted to
>
>> 3rd. Not
>>
> good! Managed to get it back to our hotel in third with the engine
>
>> module
>>
> noting something wrong and putting us in go slow mode.
>
>> Call the local Jag
>>
> dealer and had the VDP towed there. Computer diagnosis
>
>> indicates that the
>>
> trans module had detected an anomaly at a shift point. Put
>
>> the trans in
>>
> first it detects the fault and goes to default mode first trying
>
>> 5th gear
>>
> and then settling for 3rd. Replacement trans recommended. Dealer says
>
> everything needed available. Jag rebuilt trans found in L.A. Will be shipped
>
>> up on day after labor day. Before it's shipped It's found to be leaking.
>>
> Not
>
>> good at all!
>>
>> Another Jag rebuilt trans found in New f--kin Jersey.
>>
> Shipped out on Wednesday
>
>> will arrive on Fri. Installation can be completed
>>
> in one day. I ship Pia out
>
>> in a rental car for home. She needs to get to
>>
> work on Fri.
>
>> The damn Jersey trans is lost somewhere in shipping!! What
>>
> the F--k!! I guess
>
>> there are more then a few Mafioso in Jersey and these
>>
> trans are rare as hens
>
>> teeth. I have to get home too. Jag dealer gives me a
>>
> Camry to drive until they
>
>> find another trans. I drive home on Sat. Jag
>>
> dealer calls Jag Corporate for
>
>> aid. Corporate finds one boxed up and
>>
> pristine at Van Nuys dealership. They
>
>> are reluctant to give it up. Corporate
>>
> says do it or ELSE.
>
>> In contact with S.B. dealer during the week I'm
>>
> informed of the new trans
>
>> availability. It will be brought up by S.B. Jag
>>
> personnel at 5 a m on Fri. I
>
>> drive back down on Thurs have a nice dinner at
>>
> the Harbor and sleep well.
>
>> On Fri morn I check in with S. B. Jag.
>>
> Dysfunctional trans is out and new
>
>> trans is there and will be done by 3:00.
>>
> I get out to the beach and swim. At
>
>> three I get back to the dealer and lo
>>
> and behold the trans is in and the VDP
>
>> is on the wash rack and I am on my
>>
> way by 3:30
>
>> SO, a week and a half, 2000 miles between Pia and I, and $6000
>>
> later I am back
>
>> home in a fully functional VDP. Amen!
>>
>> Have to admit the
>>
> VDP has near 20K on it and not much more then recommended
>
>> maintenance has
>>
> been required so the 6 K isn't really too bad. Considering
>
>> though that I had
>>
> just completed the installation of the Toyota trans in the
>
>> TR-6 this has
>>
> been a very expensive summer for my cars.
>
>> I'm just grateful the trans
>>
> didn't go out in Ardo or King City. That would
>
>> really have been a mess.
>>
>>
>>
> May the fall provide us all with HAPPY MOTORING!
>
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