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Hi All, Got a 1971 series 2 P6B auto. Got an intermittent fault with the ignition switch.... failure to start and v occasionally firing the starter motor with the key in position 2. Have checked inhibitor switch, starter relay and solenoid and they all work fine.... so, fairly confident the...

Hi All So I'm fed up with low quality inhibitor switches and the faff of replacing every 6m to a year. A common fault seems to be failure of the crimped metal cylinder to grip on to the plastic top housing the spade connectors. The last 2 have fallen apart in my hands as I unscrewed them from...

Hi All My BW35 inhibitor switch has failed (again). I've sourced from a number of vendors and never had one that lasts more than about a year. Does anyone know of a decent brand or vendor? I've seen some expensive one on classic Jag sites and wondered if they were better or just pricey because...

Hi All I've come across a project S1 car with a nice interior. I have an S2 car with a tired interior.... can you swap them over? seats and door cards? thanks in advance for any advice

Hi All, Got a 1971 P6B with BW35 transmission. It has been starting in neutral only for a while but recently the reversing lights have been on in all gear lever positions apart from neutral. Have just replaced and adjusted the inhibitor switch and it now starts in P and N but reversing light...

Morning all, replacing front brake pads, which have cone out fairly easily. I'm now struggling to push back the pistons. Any hints and tips? Richard

Hi all there are 2 leads that go to the starter solenoid. one from the starter relay and according to the wiring diagram the other comes from the coil. looking at mine the lead from the coil is not attached yet the solenoid still functions..... what does the lead from the coil do? thanks Richard

Hi all PAS pump on 1971 P6B was leaking so I got a seal kit from Wadhams and removed pump and have replaced all seals apart from the shaft oil seal that sits between a retaining cap and the shaft bush. how do you remove the old one and replace with the new one? I'm stumped. Any and all advice...

so had rear passenger side wing off to do a tiny repair..... thought i'd clean and waxoyl wheel arch and inside of wing before putting back together. found a nasty hole where the inner sill meets rear wheel arch.... picture attached..... is this fiendishly difficult to repair?

Hi Just took my P6B auto (BW35) - there was a noticeable clunk when I selected drive or reverse from neutral. It wasn't there on the last trip out. I haven't investigated at all yet. Is it likely to be a gearbox mount that's loose .... or something more serious? Any thoughts welcome Thanks...

OK Hands up I could have done this better...... rather than replace 1 lead at a time i replaced them all at once.... now it won't start So firing order is 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2 - yes? Sitting in the drivers seat facing forward the left hand bank of cylinders is 1 3 5 7 with 1 at the front of the car...

Hi All I have an auto P6B with Lumenition ignition. Recently my rev counter started reading erratically with the needle jumping wildly over the rev range. It has also started to require a lot of cranking before it fires up and even then it seems not to be firing on all cylinders initially...

Hi All I've been slowly losing brae fluid over the last 2 weeks. Got sometime tomorrow to investigate. Any common prblems I should look for? It's a P6B auto. The brake servo was replaced about a year ago by Colin Gould. Any hints gratefully received Thanks Richard

Hi All My dash lights failed a few days ago. I adjusted the dimmer andvthey came back on for a few mins then failed again. This happened a couple of times and then they failed to work at all. Is this likely to be failure of the dimmer switch? If so are they available at all? Thanks Richard

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Just got my car back from paint shop. The front passenger door lock is not working as it should. When the inerior door lock button is depressed and the door is shut whilst holding in the exterior door handle button the interior button pops up again (unlocks). The mechanism is all a bit stiff as...

Hi all Sad news.... hit some black ice yesterday and my lovely 1972 P6B ended up in a ditch. There is damage to the passenger side front wing and passenger side front door. Wing is definitely terminal maybe able to save the door. Footman James insurance are contacting me on Monday and wonder...

Hi All First of all thx to everyone who has chipped in on the 'sluggish downshift' post, I'm now convinced this was due to a throttle linkage which had over an inch of play in it. This is now fixed and kickdown works fine. Car is still hesitant pulling away from junctions. I have balanced the...

Hi All So I have a P6B which is becoming hesitant when pulling away. I inititially thought that it was the idle speed being too low. It was indeed too low and is now adjusted to about 650rpm.... checked with a tacho. However this hasn't really solved the problem. I now think it might be because...

Hi all Recently my P6 3500 has started to run slowly at idle to the tent that it pauses before pulling away. Will adjusting idle speed fix this? Is there a write up of how to do this? Is it just a case of adjusting a screw on the carbs? The handbook goes on to talk about checking downshift...

Hi all Had my P6B for acouple of months. Now running cold as the weather gets colder. The gauge is not making it out of the white section and its not pulling as strongly as it was without a toych of choke. I saw a website selling a winter thermostat which opens at 88C. Anyone have any...

Hi all New to the forum. Have a P6 3500 with BW35. I have narrowed down a starting issue to the inhibitor switch. Now I'm struggling to see how to access and remove it. Is there a detailed procedure anywhere? Thanks Richard