Gutted to now be part of the not-so-exclusive club of Jaguar F-Type owners whose engines have experienced Injector failures.
Mine is a 2014 plate 3.0 V6 with 30,000 miles on the clock. It's my pride and joy and still looks pristine - so I was mortified when the engine lost power whilst driving home last week. Thankfully I was almost home, so limped the rest of the way and then called for breakdown recovery. The car was taken to the local Jaguar dealer from whom it was purchased and who have serviced it since new. They called a couple of days later to state that the diagnostics indicated all 3 injectors on the left bank had failed. How is that even possible I thought. One might be a fluke but all 3 is clearly some common failure mode that needs an explanation - so far none forthcoming. They also stated that in all likelihood the catalytic converter would have been damaged as a result and need replacing too.
I've now been informed that the 3 injectors have been replaced and thankfully the cat is ok - however still no explanation for why this has happened. Having now read of so many other instances on this forum of the same thing, it's clear that Jaguar have a fundamental problem - but what chance is there of them addressing this? For us owners it's clear we're driving a ticking time-bomb. These injector failures will continue to happen and as the cars get older Jaguar are even less likely to cover the cost of repair - unless of course still within warranty or covered by expensive extended warranty.
I regarded this car as my pride and joy. Now it feels like a millstone round my neck. I love the look and drive of it - but I just know it's going to cost me a fortune in the future....is it worth it?
Mine is a 2014 plate 3.0 V6 with 30,000 miles on the clock. It's my pride and joy and still looks pristine - so I was mortified when the engine lost power whilst driving home last week. Thankfully I was almost home, so limped the rest of the way and then called for breakdown recovery. The car was taken to the local Jaguar dealer from whom it was purchased and who have serviced it since new. They called a couple of days later to state that the diagnostics indicated all 3 injectors on the left bank had failed. How is that even possible I thought. One might be a fluke but all 3 is clearly some common failure mode that needs an explanation - so far none forthcoming. They also stated that in all likelihood the catalytic converter would have been damaged as a result and need replacing too.
I've now been informed that the 3 injectors have been replaced and thankfully the cat is ok - however still no explanation for why this has happened. Having now read of so many other instances on this forum of the same thing, it's clear that Jaguar have a fundamental problem - but what chance is there of them addressing this? For us owners it's clear we're driving a ticking time-bomb. These injector failures will continue to happen and as the cars get older Jaguar are even less likely to cover the cost of repair - unless of course still within warranty or covered by expensive extended warranty.
I regarded this car as my pride and joy. Now it feels like a millstone round my neck. I love the look and drive of it - but I just know it's going to cost me a fortune in the future....is it worth it?
