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S type V8 sticking in Park (Read 382 times)
Archie
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S type V8 sticking in Park
09.04.2012 at 19:17:34
 
The S has recently started sticking in Park and it takes a good tug of the selector to free it  Sad

I rarely use the car now as I have a little Jeep Cherokee 2.5 as my daily driver. The S only gets used once a week to the local supermarket 5 miles away.

The Jag is currently for sale so I would like to try and sort this out, is it merely lack of use - or something more serious  Undecided
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Re: S type V8 sticking in Park
Reply #1 - 09.04.2012 at 21:44:29
 
Are you getting a click when you put your foot on the brake pedal?

That is the solenoid that stops the gearlever moving out of park.

This is the first thing to check.

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Re: S type V8 sticking in Park
Reply #2 - 10.04.2012 at 17:44:21
 
I've not noticed a click. it sticks when I maneuver the car in my driveway - moving from drive to reverse to park the car in the tight space as soon as I put it in park it locks up  Sad

On Friday I'm going for a 60 mile round trip on the motorway in the Jag, hopefully that will blow out the cobwebs !.
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Reply #3 - 10.04.2012 at 21:31:05
 
In an emergency you can undo the screw (Torx bit) in the gear surround and manually move the solenoid to release the gear lever.
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Re: S type V8 sticking in Park
Reply #4 - 11.04.2012 at 20:39:27
 
I think the torx is only on the xj, not the s-type.
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