Vehicle
Jaguar S-Type
The mid-size saloon on Ford's DEW98 platform, shared with the Lincoln LS — so Lincoln material is a genuine second source on the chassis and much of the electrical architecture. Two things define its fault traffic. The AJ-V8's Nikasil cylinder liners on early cars degraded with high-sulphur fuel, and the timing chain tensioners on the same engine are plastic and are the reason a rattle at start-up is worth investigating rather than living with. The 2.7 V6 diesel arrived late and is a different proposition entirely.
Generations
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X200 1999–2008
Ford DEW98 with the Lincoln LS; the AJ-V8's plastic timing chain tensioners are the fault a start-up rattle is announcing.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Ford DEW98
- Engines
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- 2.5 V6 — petrol
- 3.0 V6 — petrol
- 4.0 V8 — AJ27 · petrol
- 4.2 V8 — AJ34 · petrol · 420 Nm (310 lb-ft)
- 4.2 supercharged V8 — AJ34S · petrol · 541 Nm (399 lb-ft) · S-Type R
- 2.7 V6 diesel — diesel
- Transmissions
- 5-speed Getrag 221 manual · 6-speed ZF S6-53 manual · 5-speed Ford 5R55E automatic · 6-speed ZF 6HP 26 J-Gate automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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