# 1998 jaguar xj8

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8/32214>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 22, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8/32214 "2009-06-22T03:21:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ALEXANDERIA5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@ALEXANDERIA5](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ALEXANDERIA5)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8/32214/1 "2009-06-22T03:21:09Z")

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CAR CONTINUES TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING ON THE PANEL I SIMPLY TURN OFF THE CAR, RESTART AND CONTINUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.

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**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-jaguar-xj8/32214/2 "2009-06-22T22:12:53Z")

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Give the mass air flow meter, full air intake and the throttle body a good clean. particularly the butterfly flap closing area. You’ll probably find gunk built up around the butterfly that is now restricting air flow at the closed throttle position - this will kill the engine, even at highway speeds.

Special cleaners are available for this job.