Jaguar XJ 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 31006 · NHTSA communication 613493 · issued Jun 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit an engine non-start or unsatisfactory idle / driveability condition as well as a condtion where the throttle body bore and throttle blade become coated with a soft sticky carbon deposit. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.