What have you done to your F Type today?

[WhoKnows]

Installed Torque Pro and the custom PIDs to enable me to monitor oil temp etc live.

Unfortunately it confirmed what I suspected, the traffic lights at the start of the dual carriageway close to my house is too close for the engine to be warm enough to test my 0-60 when I go out for a run

Will have to decide a new route

 

[MajorTom]

Installed Torque Pro and the custom PIDs to enable me to monitor oil temp etc live.

Unfortunately it confirmed what I suspected, the traffic lights at the start of the dual carriageway close to my house is too close for the engine to be warm enough to test my 0-60 when I go out for a run

Will have to decide a new route

I used to run TorquePro sometimes in my previous two Jags but haven't tried it in the F-Type yet. Did you disconnect the battery afterwards to put the OBD port to sleep properly?

I obviously haven't checked the oil temp myself yet but based on what I've seen from others who have, 12-15 minutes of driving is the rule of thumb before giving it the beans.

 

[WhoKnows]

I did a short errand so not yet sure how long it takes to get to temp, I'm guessing 10 mins for 80c and maybe 15 for 90c (after a few stops it got to just above 90), but will see.

I didn't disconnect battery but I did "quit" from torque pro then removed the obd2 bluetooth thingy. I later checked the warning triangle was off and all looked good. I've used torque lite last week and used the quit and it seems to exit properly - battery was then fine since.

On my previous car, if you just close the app instead of "quitting" then the app continues to run in the background, so I'm thinking that is the key thing.

 

[DOC IW]

Lowered my front number plate to give a clear view of the grill.

And cleaned out loads of leaves from what I assume is the auxiliary radiator - hadn't realised they were there till doing the number plate.

Nice! The best colour!

 

[MajorTom]

I didn't disconnect battery but I did "quit" from torque pro then removed the obd2 bluetooth thingy. I later checked the warning triangle was off and all looked good. I've used torque lite last week and used the quit and it seems to exit properly - battery was then fine since.

On my previous car, if you just close the app instead of "quitting" then the app continues to run in the background, so I'm thinking that is the key thing.

Interesting. I've also read that people have avoided battery drain issues with code readers in the F-Type by properly shutting off the reader before disconnecting it from the port. Maybe the OBD port issue isn't such a big issue after all.

 

[WShudds]

I didn't disconnect battery but I did "quit" from torque pro then removed the obd2 bluetooth thingy. I later checked the warning triangle was off and all looked good. I've used torque lite last week and used the quit and it seems to exit properly - battery was then fine since.

On my previous car, if you just close the app instead of "quitting" then the app continues to run in the background, so I'm thinking that is the key thing.

Interesting. I've also read that people have avoided battery drain issues with code readers in the F-Type by properly shutting off the reader before disconnecting it from the port. Maybe the OBD port issue isn't such a big issue after all.

Someone posted here recently the MOT guideline for testing centres instructing technicians not to plug into the OBD reader to test for emissions. The document features a a justification from Jaguar engineers that the on-board computer might not switch off following the connection with a 3rd party reader. So there's a real issue but we just don't know which OBD readers the F-type computer likes to hook up with.

 

[scm]

I've also read that people have avoided battery drain issues with code readers in the F-Type by properly shutting off the reader before disconnecting it from the port. Maybe the OBD port issue isn't such a big issue after all.

US owners seem to have had a lot of issues with it (smog tests), but I recall a post from someone who said a software update apparently fixed it. Can't remember details, if indeed any were included.

 

[Jedster]

Gave my F-Type a much needed clean --- only to be vandalised by the neighbours cat

 

[DOC IW]

What have I done to my F-Type today?…….Not taken it out in this nasty winter weather! Left it in the garage under the dust cover after shining it to perfection on Saturday. :lol:

 

[WShudds]

Took it for a spin after 10 days working from home while recovering from a short illness. I needed to hear its growl after all that we've been through this week with the rebranding....

 

[BobHarrington]

 

[MajorTom]

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Very familiar angle. Which track was this?

 

[WShudds]

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Very familiar angle. Which track was this?

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Lovely photo. If you ever want to treat that plastic front lip protector, I recommend this dressing.
https://amzn.eu/d/0sNLryQ

It lasts a long time. It's originally a tyre dressing but does super well on plastic trims too. A little goes a long way.

 

[MajorTom]

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Very familiar angle. Which track was this?

ring3.jpg

Lovely photo. If you ever want to treat that plastic front lip protector, I recommend this dressing.
https://amzn.eu/d/0sNLryQ

It lasts a long time. It's originally a tyre dressing but does super well on plastic trims too. A little goes a long way.

Well spotted and good tip!

Yes, that lip looks rather rubbish when it's untreated. It also sits so low and deep that it's hard to miss unless you see the car from this angle in direct sunlight. Since that photo I actually bought something similar and treated it which made it look much better.

 

[Pilot Pete]

Fitted new wheels with Michelin Pilot Alpine winter tyres today. They are second hand wheels refurbished in black, with new TPMS valves, balanced and then treated with ceramic coating. Should get me through the winter.

 

[Kev]

Photo of F-Type with minimal body roll exiting chicane at Goodwood

Very familiar angle. Which track was this?

ring3.jpg

 

[WShudds]

IMG_9659.jpegFitted new wheels with Michelin Pilot Alpine winter tyres today. They are second hand wheels refurbished in black, with new TPMS valves, balanced and then treated with ceramic coating. Should get me through the winter.

Loving the commitment to drive it all year long! I keep driving mine when it's 4C and up just more sensibly for the season. My mpg is now outrageously high at 20 mpg!

 

[Andyp123]

I drive mine all year RWD I leave pilot sport 4s on I don’t bother with winter tyres just drive sensibly!

 

[MajorTom]

Definitely all year driving here as well although I tend to avoid driving it when it's wet and the car is clean even in the summer, or when the roads are too grubby and salty in the winter. Best thing in the winter is if you catch a day when there's a fair amount of fresh clean snow not messed up by the gritters... DSC off and you can really play with the balance of the car.

Winter tyres is the way to go. I run a set of 19" propellers with OEM Pirelli Sottozeros which works great but doesn't look as great as my summer carbon blades.

 

[pirateprentice]

Winter driving - I had my first go at starting the car at -3C last week (had to go to work!). The previous day's snow had melted to slush and then refrozen.
So.... drivers door handle did partially deploy, but door frozen shut until some gentle hard heaving. Boot frozen shut. Wipers frozen. Wing mirrors no deploy.
Drivers door would then not shut properly because of ice somewhere. Some good minutes of warm-up and I was off and going, in snow mode at first.
Everything was fine when I got to work, happily - no fuses blown, so all good. I do fret a bit about all the motorised bits and pieces.