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@andrewpryce5703 Hi Andrew, thanks for that mate. It's really appreciated 👏

Hi Martin, good to hear from you, mate. Normally, I would say check your battery with this type of intermittent warning fault, but in your case, you have already replaced it. Was it a like for like battery, with the correct cold cranking amps, etc, as recommended by Jaguar? You say tour garage cleared all of the codes, but the E Diff one has returned. Did he read the E Diff fault code to get an idea of what it was? If not, then that would be my next port of call. Read the codes and then go from there. If you are local to me, then I could plug in my code reader and have a look for you. Sadly though, sometimes it may just be a coincidence, and there is an actual fault with the E Diff system. Please let me know how you get on buddy. Cheers, Simon.

@@projectsinthebarn Hi Simon yes it was, the chank number was higher but all other stuff was the same i did watch a number of youtube vids on changing a battery on a 150 however when my guy put the OBD reader on it he could not find any fault codes for the E diff that said when he unplugged the reader the E diff fault stayed on and now it won't go away i was thinking of doing a hard reset or just disconnecting the battery and then reconnecting it to see if this made any difference. as for popping round sorry mate i live in Spain so that would be a bit too far for a cup of tea and a chat but thanks anyway i will take on board what you have said by any chance do you know how much a new E diff costs. also my guy was using a snap on OBD code reader is that a good one IDK. also love your show would if lived nearer come over and help out but yer i have turned a spanner now and then. all the best keep going mate.

@martinsmith-fm6ni thanks buddy, I appreciate your kind comments. A hard reset may be a good option, then mate. It's worth giving it a go, that's for sure. A higher powered battery would be a good thing and, and should not have any negative impact on the car. I have never replaced an E Diff, so I'm afraid I would not be able to guide you about that buddy, sorry. Jaguar uses a specific computer programme (VCDS) to read the cars OBD properly. If there are any main dealers near you, it may be worth the €100 or so they may charge to diagnose the issue.

Hi Udo, good to hear you also enjoy golf. I am very new to it and am completely rubbish, but I really enjoy going out with my mates for a game and a chat 😀

Hi buddy, I hope it helps you out and you get yours fixed 🤞

Hi Phil, Good to hear from you, buddy. I guess it only takes some cheap Chinese socket to go in there and bang! Your fuses are toast 😢

I know, right!! It was our works Xmas golf competition, of which I won the wooden spoon last time out, and I'm pleased to say I have passed on the honour this year to my work mate 😀

@projectsinthebarn 😅😅😅👍

Hi Steve, Thanks for that buddy, I appreciate the heads up on the clips 👍

Hi John, I agree, a nice afternoons work 👍

Hi Paul, it is great when it's a nice easy fix 😀

Hi buddy, good to hear from you. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's a simple fix, and you can save the module under there 🤞 Keep us posted, mate 👍

Hi buddy, it's good to hear from you. They are a terrible design, which may work as an idea on paper, just not in practise after a few years. My new ones are 21mm as you mention. I'm just hoping my others come off OK when I do my brakes this week 🤞

Hi Steve, I appreciate that buddy, thats very kind of you 😀 👍

Thanks mum xxx ❤️❤️

Hi Mark, it was good to be back down the barn again. It's definitely been a long time coming 😀

Hi Udo, thanks for that, buddy. I have plenty in the pipeline, so here's hoping it's not months between episodes 😅

Hi Nigel, I appreciate that, buddy. There is always something that stops you in your tracks, isn't there, even on the simplest jobs like removing a wheel! 😅

Hi buddy, they are a right pain, aren't they. I will be replacing all of mine this week, so I'm hoping I don't get the same issue again 😅

Hi John, good to hear from you, buddy. That sounds like a top tip, and I will make sure I try it if I have an issue with the other wheel nuts that remain! 😎

Hi Dean, they are such a pain, aren't they, so by any means necessary, buddy ❤️

Hi Simon, Happy New Year and welcome back. I know you sold your D3 but I think you might have a classic D3 vault with that water in fuel warming. On my D3 it is a wiring issue with the fuel filter support. You need to but a new filter assembly. To fit it you need to cut a slice out off the new support so you can fit it without taking off the front support. All in the D3 forums, is it the same 2.7 engine? I often think “why didn’t I take it to a garage” 😂

@roberttruman8332 hi Robert. It's good to hear from you mate. The engine is pretty much the same as the earlier 2.7 D3 units. On all 3 of my XF's I've owned they have all had the same intermittent water in fuel warning. I believe it is a wiring fault as you suggest and will get to it one day 😀👍

Hi Ian. Thanks for that buddy, it's great to be back again 👍

Hi Steve, Thanks for reaching out, buddy. I'm all good here, thanks for asking. I have just got a lot of family stuff going on in the background, which has taken up a lot of my time. But fear not, I am actually planning on having a day down at the barn tomorrow if the weather permits, so a video should be winging it's way out soon as I have plenty to be getting on with that's for sure. Sadly, santa never put my XKR back together for me over the Xmas break, so it looks like I will have to finish it off myself 🎅

Hi Colin, Thanks for the message, buddy. Off the top of my head, I don't believe there are any relays in the glove box, but without checking, i can not be 100% sure. I can check mine over the next couple of days when I'm off work and let you know what I find 👍

Hi buddy, good to hear from you, and thanks for your interesting question. A few years ago, I used to have the VW T25 Karmann Cheetah, which I also reframed. We ended up selling this vehicle because i wasn't happy only having the side facing lap belts in the rear, which I built a steel box section frame for also. In the distance wide, you should have metal frames under each side seat in the back, which is where the rear lap belts fix to. They even have the captive nuts in the frame for them. If you want 3 point seat belts, then you are on a whole other level. You could, in theory, remove the middle rear seat out of the way to access that storage area, and then you could tie your metal box section frame into the side seat frames if you have them. An issue you face is the floor is only thin plywood and polystyrene and the rear chassis is quite away from the rear of the van, but as long as you tie down to that chassis you will be in good shape I would suggest, especially where the tow bar bolts up to. Anything is possible if you can think outside the box, maybe mock something up in timber to test the theory? If I can help in any way, please just let me know. Cheers, buddy, Simon.

@projectsinthebarn thanks so much for the extensive and quick reply! I have a motorbike carrier fitted to the back which extendeds the chassis at the back so there is plenty of meaty things to attach to. I never noticed the metal parts you mentioned, I will check that out tomorrow. I think mine is 1992 or 1993 (without checking) with the 6 cylinder turbo diesel. I have seen photos of other karmanns with side lap belts. Maybe previous owner took them out. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow and update you. Thanks again for your advise! Much appreciated! Where abouts in uk are you by the way? I see you got rid of the problematic front window. It was leaking when I got ours so I had to open up the alu roof and renew some of the front timbers. Probably should have just blanked it off but instead i put it back with new seals etc. Thought the 180 degree panorama from alcove was quite a nice feature. A feature I will likely regret!

@Arboristtreeworkvideos, when I bought my DW, the front window was already removed, so I thought I would stick with that and avoid any future leaking issues. I put mine away in my barn yesterday after it has been out in the elements since I got it on the road last Easter, and I must say, it has stayed absolutely bone dry inside, not signs of water ingress anywhere, which I'm well chuffed about. The EPDM roof I have put on seems to have worked perfectly 👌 I ambased in the south coast, in Dorset. Are you Austrian or en ex pat living out there? We are planning a big road trip ourselves foe this summer with another DW owner, hoping to make it to Norway, and taking un as many countries along the way from France as we can in our short time frame of only 3 weeks.

@Arboristtreeworkvideos also, I have here the original brochure, which shows the factory seat belt points for the different layouts. If you have an email or WhatsApp, please pass it on, and I will send you pictures of the brochure over. I have all of the original books for it, so if you need anything specific again, just let me know.

@projectsinthebarn I'm ex pat living in Austria. Our trip in April is back to UK to Manchester for a wedding then onto Scotland and a bit of a round tour including Wales. I'm original from south east Kent. If you can send me an info that would be great.

Hi Charles, thanks for that, and that's a great tip buddy 👍

Hi David, good tonhear from you buddy. If an off the shelf bottle bottle doesn't clear then fault, then a specialist dpf cleaning would be around £200 I would guess. My light has still not come back on since I cleared it 👍

Hi Henry, good to hear from you, buddy. It would appear that it is quite a common fault with these cars. Let's hope the new owner at least got to the bottom of the issue 👍

Hi buddy, we have been using it since Easter after finishing the reframe. We still have a couple of small jobs to do, but it has been great to drive and use 👍

@@projectsinthebarn awesome! wanna help rebuild mine next year?? 😁

@Codefide my best mate has the extra long wheel base DW that he is currently reframing and I am helping him with that. How bad is yours? Where abouts are you buddy? Feel free to send some pictures over if you like 👍

Hi buddy, I have had it on a couple of my XK8 's now. I would suggest the most likely cause is the rubber seal where it attaches to the 'gutter rail' trim at the top of the door frame. Under the metal trim that the door rubber fixes to is a foam seal. These break down over time and let the water seep past them. If you carefully lower the rubber door seal away from the metal trim at the top of the frame, you will expose some fixings that hold it into place. These can easily be undone to remove the metal trim to check and / or replace the foam seal. If you look in my blue XK8 playlist, you will see a video showing you how to do it and the issue mine was causing. I hope this helps buddy, please let me know how you get on 👍

Hi buddy, I'm glad it went well for you and found a good workaround for the grill and headlight 👍

Hi there, yes, there was plenty of diesel in it, buddy. Sadly, it never got fixed in the end and was towed away due to an ongoing finance issue 😞

Hi buddy, I'm glad you managed to get it sorted out. They are such a pain, aren't they! Fingers crossed the warning stays off for you after paying out to get it professionally cleaned. 3 months or so after I managed to get my red light off, the car is still going strong, and the warning hasn't returned 🤞

Hi buddy, it's good to hear from you. Unappreciated your advice and sounds like a very effective way of dealing with the rust. Back in the summer, I used an eco-friendly, chemical free, rust remover solution, which I did an experiment with and filmed for my channel that worked very well. Feel free to check it out. It's probably a vinegar based solution as you suggested 😊 Good luck with your refresh on your jag again 👍

@@projectsinthebarn Been working on old Jags for a very long time, I love the xk and xj8's and have built up a lot of the specialist tooling for engines etc. Happy to share anything that might help. Cheers.

@mercedesvan-doors34 that's great to know and I very much appreciate your kind offer 😊 👍

@@projectsinthebarn I also have an electronic version of the full Jaguar workshop manual set including wiring manual. for xk8's be happy to share if needed. These a factory manuals, not a Haynes type.

@mercedesvan-doors34 that would be mega, thanks buddy. If you haven't seen it my email is projectsinthebarn@gmail.com

Hi Mike, good to hear from you, buddy. You are quite right. If I were to take apart the throttle body and egr, they would probably all be gummed up 👍

Hi mum, it was a struggle, but I got there in the end 😅

Hi Steve, it was well and truly on there, that's for sure. I'm hoping to get the drive shafts off from the hubs tomorrow, so check back for more videos very soon 🙏

Hi Jim, It's good to hear from you, buddy, and that's mega news about getting your XKR started up after replacing your pumps. I'm just pleased that my videos are helping others like yourself along the way. It's fun for me to do, and it's a bonus that it can be helpful too 👍 All the best, mate, and catch up again soon, no doubt 👍

Cheers Andrew, it was definitely a challenge 👍 😀

Hi buddy, they were a right pain! You are probably right, it would have been easier on the floor, I should have left it where it was 🤣

Thanks Udo, we keep pushing forward with it and will get there in the end 👍

Thanks buddy, I really appreciate that 🙏

Hi buddy, I wish I did have a massive sledge hammer 🔨 😃

@projectsinthebarn 😂 well done, they looked super tight.

Yes, it was a swine 😀🤣

Hi Paul, that was a lot of effort, but we keep pushing forward and will not be defeatedl 😎

Cheers Richard, perseverance does pay off 👍

Certainly does 👍

Cheers John, it was definitely a struggle, but worked out well in the end 👍

Hi buddy, part 2 is uploading as we speak. For some reason, youtube Studio has done them as 2 separate videos. Christ knows why that has happened and why it has added so many adverts?

Nice to see you on here again Simon. It feels good to sit in my lounge on a dark evening shouting expletives at your stubborn bolts, makes me feel a bit easier about the frustrating challenges I've got with two of my cars at the moment!

@robertbeavis3812 hi Robert. Good to hear from you, buddy. It has been good being back down the barn again and doing some more work on the XKR. It was very stubborn indeed. Watch out for part 2 later this evening to see how it ends up 👍😎

I agree. Heat and torque will shift it

Hi Quintin, they were so tightly stuck in there, but we got there in the end.

Thanks buddy 👍

Hi Paul, it's great just to switch off for a bit and just chill 😎

We are thanks mum, and have just booked for here again for April next year 😍