{"id":769,"date":"2018-09-12T18:29:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/?p=769"},"modified":"2024-08-10T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:37:51","slug":"1988-1994-xj6-abs-brake-accumulator-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/1988-1994-xj6-abs-brake-accumulator-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"1988-1994 XJ6 ABS Brake Accumulator Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing a hard brake pedal in your Jaguar XJS, it might be a straightforward fix. Here&#8217;s a simple guide to diagnosing and resolving the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Add Mineral Oil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Add Mineral Oil<\/strong>: Begin by adding mineral oil in your brake system to the reservoir until it reaches the recommended level. For the Jaguar XJS, you should use <strong>JLM9886 Mineral Oil<\/strong>. Low oil levels can cause the brake pedal to feel hard and reduce the effectiveness of your power brakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Check the Brake Accumulator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If adding mineral oil doesn&#8217;t resolve the issue, the next step is to check the brake accumulator. This component is crucial for maintaining power brake function and may need replacement if faulty.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Identify Your Model<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>1988-1989 XJ6 models<\/strong>, the part number for the brake accumulator is <strong>JLM11659<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>1990-1994 XJ6 models<\/strong>, the part number is <strong>JLM1907<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. <strong>Replace the Brake Accumulator<\/strong>: If you continue to experience a hard brake pedal and feel like you no longer have power brakes, the brake accumulator may have failed. Replace it with the correct part for your specific model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/\">Jaguar Parts Store Catalog<\/a>\u00a0to order parts.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing a hard brake pedal in your Jaguar XJS, it might be a straightforward fix. Here&#8217;s a simple guide to diagnosing and resolving the issue. Step 1: Add Mineral Oil 1. Add Mineral Oil: Begin by adding mineral oil in your brake system to the reservoir until it reaches the recommended level. For [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"1988-1994 XJ6 ABS Brake Accumulator Problems","_seopress_titles_desc":"Determining when you should replace brake accumulator in XJ6 1988-1994 Jaguars.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xj6"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":774,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions\/774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jagbits.com\/techbits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}