1997 Jaguar XK8 engine light and low of power

83,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MOONDOG761
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I have a 1997 XK8 and just a month ago I was driving and when I pressed on the gas, I had it bog down with loss of power and the engine light come on and also the reader states "poor engine performance" I have put some dry gas in the gas tank thinking that it was bad gas. I still have not gone through the tank of gas since it was full and I'm unable to drive it this way because when it gets warmed up, (about 3 miles), this is when I go to excelerate the car slow down and looses power.
Aug 9, 2009 at 1:00 AM
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DAVE H
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have the vehicle plugged into a diagnostic scanner to locate the cause of the fault
Nov 29, 2009 at 1:34 PM
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