my 1998 jaguar xj8 will not start its turning over great took out spark plugs they were wet with gas and a little oil any suggestions

Asked by mussel Apr 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM about the Jaguar XJ-Series

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Anybody have any suggestions please

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there is an electro-magnetic pick up on the fly wheel telling the ecu when to fire with jags this is a common fault as they have a tendency to fail which knocks out the sensor compleatly so you can turn over the car and it wont spark at the plugs correctly

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would anyone know where the starter relay is on my 1998 jaguar thanks it has V8 4.0 once again thanks

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