1999 Jaguar XJ8 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

1999 JAGUAR XJ8
158,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MELINDAF
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mY CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE SAID "RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE" - i NOTICED A PERIODIC LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE SLIGHTLY ROUGH.
WHAT DOES THIS MESSAGE/CODE MEAN?
tHANKYOU

ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE..THE cd CHANGER IN THE TRUNK DOESNT WORK - THERE SEEMS TO BE NO POWER TO IT, AND NO ONE WANTES TO TOUCH IT- DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
Jul 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Get the code read and identified and have that taken care off, the code will give the tech a starting place to identify your performance issue. As for the changer , i would just unplug the unit and check for power & earth if ok the problem will probably be in the unit itself.

Mark (mhpautos)
Jul 19, 2008 at 4:23 PM
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