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Waterless car washing – a video guide

Posted June 17, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

Like many of us, my car has been sitting still for a while without getting any sort of TLC.  Dust and bird droppings were starting to annoy me and I found that access to water for washing the Jaguar was getting tricky.   I used to follow a 3-sponge 3-bucket system for washing my cars but […]

Car maintenance checks – a video guide

Posted May 29, 2020May 25, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

Now that many of our cars are laid up with the global pandemic raging, I thought this would be a good opportunity to present a video guide on what sort of regular maintenance checks your car would benefit from. I am going to adopt the FLOWER term that is widely used within the motor Industry, […]

Time for the NCT … re-test

Posted March 15, 2020August 7, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

I’m starting to wonder about the integrity of the NCT.  And I say this with good reason.  Those of you following the story of my XF’s NCT will know that it was failed on a rear suspension imbalance.  (In case you’ve only joined the story on this post, here are the first and second parts).  […]

Time for the NCT … test day

Posted February 25, 2020August 7, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

I’m typing this as I sit here waiting for my turn in the NCT Centre.  I generally travel to the Mullingar as the NCT staff here understand that the cars they are testing are people’s pride and joy and they tend to treat them with respect. Unfortunately it seems that everyone has cottoned onto this […]

Time for the NCT

Posted February 22, 2020August 7, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

The time has come for my XF to undergo it’s NCT.  Because the Jag has not reached the ripe old age of ten yet, she has to go through the NCT every two years.  For those not in the know, the age rules are as follows: Once a car is four years old, it must […]

Getting winter ready

Posted December 16, 2019February 23, 2020 The PetrolHeadLeave a commentPosted in Car maintenance, Technical

Winter has arrived, and with it my daily driver, the 2014 XF,  has decided that it needs some help.  The rear tyres are at the tread limiters, but what reminded me to do some winter checks were my brake pads.  Today the car gave me a Low Brake Pad warning … but not which set […]

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