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Jaguar S-Type 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin S303S137 · NHTSA communication 616769 · issued Dec 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some vehicles within vin range l86902 - l93749, it is possible that contaminates may be present in the oil cooler system. This may result in a heavy bottom end knocking sound emanating from the engine. *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.