Differential Whistle on AWD 5l R ?

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M2Nel

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Had a service done a few days ago with a Jaguar indi in Stockport . They say ive got a Noisey Diff !

Now they have pointed this out all i can hear is maybe a very slight whistle, i would have put this down to general tyre noise/ Road Noise . Theres no whine or clunking ect

Anybody else had this?
 
I got quoted about £3200 for new diff fitted . However called a few Diff Repair People who said they could renew it for £700 if i can get the old Diff to them . That will be the route i will go down
 
https://www.ukaxles.com/differentials these quoted £700

https://www.mandttransmissions.co.uk/reconditioned-differentials.html Therese were £1200 ish
 
I'm booked in this week with these guys https://www.mandttransmissions.co.uk

who gave a very reasonable price to take off, recondition and refit

I'll report back on my experience next week :)
 
back from Sheffield with a car that doesn't make any diff noise again !

went to https://www.mandttransmissions.co.uk/ £1500 for them to remove rebuild and refit, there's Hilton Doubletree down the road so for another 80 quid i stayed the night there, they have gym and pool.

I took the car in at 9 am on the Thursday it was ready at 10 am the next day

For me that was well worth the price. I'm really happy
 
Just shows there are people out there that fix these things , you dont have to pay silly money to keep these cars on the Road.

I had 2 Cats made and fitted for 1k JLR wanted 5k just for the parts
 
M2Nel said:
Just shows there are people out there that fix these things , you dont have to pay silly money to keep these cars on the Road.

I had 2 Cats made and fitted for 1k JLR wanted 5k just for the parts
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Absolutely, they said they do a swift trade in Range Rover diffs

The funny thing is I did ask my local dealer (Coventry LandRover (Jaguar now gone)) for a price to replace my diff with a brand new one, took about 3 transfers to actually get the right person, who then just wanted to say it's £120 an hour to "investigate" after i managed to convince him that's not what i asked for and i wanted a price for a brand new diff fitted, he said he would have to work it out and ring me back - he never did call me back

I think over the next 5 years Jaguar Independents for petrol/diesel engine cars will flourish at the expense of JLR
 
The first thing I did after purchasing my V8 R and it's first service was to have the diff oil replaced and the breather verified as clear. I could have done it myself but for 108 pounds at Boringdon Manor Garage (Independent Jag specialist) in Plymouth it was a no brainer. I did read about the diff issues and if the breather becomes blocked it can blow the front seal on the diff.

Have to say I am very happy with Boringdon Manor and they just love having the Jag in. Last service this year @44K, new spark plugs, air filters, pollen filter, oil & filter change and an inspection overall cost 536 pounds. They did point out that both rear tyres were at 3mm tread! MOT booked in for 28th Jan, if it stays that way it should pass then I retorted :)

I have just bought two Michelin PS4's (295's) as I got a great deal on them from a guy on ebay, he bought a job lot from Gordon Murray's company GMA, as they didn't end up using this tyre size. I had a good chat with the guy and saved over 200 pounds, ok I still have to pay for fitting & balancing. Really looking forward to seeing how they perform on the car as the feel the P Zero's are a little lack lustre in grip, even when the tyres were new!
 
You will find the PS4s very Comfotable for sure,, However there not the best when it comes to steering feel
 
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