Just bought a 1998 Jaguar XJ8L from a friend. It

sounds like your brakes are still on. is this auto or manual transmission?

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check your owners manual/log books etc for the 4 digit code.previous owners if any would have written it down somewhere.you have 3 attempts before lockout.if this occurs disconnect battery again

i have 2002 XJR shift good just Drive then no more change stack with first i try to do with #1and 2 or 3 still same
need help please

Just bought my 98 a week ago....from what I can figure out....the valet mode disables the inside button....until the trunk is opened by the key. From what I understand also....there is a valet key....and an owner key. (I saw the differences online this week) which also ties in with valet mode.

starters is mounted on the bottom of engine. its a little long electric motor with a little drive gear that mesh to flywheel to turn engine over to crank.

See here.

If you just have a broken lense,you can pop off the old unit with a largish screw driver.
open the bonnet,un plug the light...the lamp is clipped on in 4 places,put your screw driver behind the bowl part of the lamp and prize forwards not too hard tho and the light should pop off,then the new one,offer it up to the mounting with the 4 balls on then just give it a tap with your hand not too hard so ya dont break it....plug it in...job done !!

It's a very simple job.
Disconnect battery.
Disconnect electrical connector to MAF sensor.
Remove (unbolt) MAF from air duct.
Install new MAF.
Reconnect electrical connector.
Reconnect battery.
Finished!

I have the same car/phone the sim card on mine is part of a large orange (coloured) card and it slides into a slot in the bottom of the phone. arthurg.