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1997 Jaguar XK8 Repair Question


Topics covered: Gas, Engine, Engine performance.
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Asked on August 9, 2009

Engine light and low of power

Engine Performance problem
1997 Jaguar XK8 V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 83000 miles

I have a 1997 XK8 and just a month ago I was driving and when I pressed on the gas, I had it bog down with loss of power and the engine light come on and also the reader states "poor engine performance" I have put some dry gas in the gas tank thinking that it was bad gas. I still have not gone through the tank of gas since it was full and I'm unable to drive it this way because when it gets warmed up, (about 3 miles), this is when I go to excelerate the car slow down and looses power.
Avatar Asked by moondog761

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Replied on November 29, 2009

have the vehicle plugged into a diagnostic scanner to locate the cause of the fault

Tiny Answered by Dave H (expert)
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