Hi Richard,
Can you describe in more detail what happens when you try to push the
lock lever/paddle forward from inside the car, and when you try to
rotate the key to the unlock position? Does the lock lever NOT travel
to the unlock position, and does it return to the rearward lock
position? Does the key not rotate to the unlock position as it should?
I have personally had a situation where the door would not unlock, but
mine was due to failure of the spring clip that holds the rod to the
lock mechanism within the door, and in my case, there was a linkage
detachment with no resistance to lever or key movement.
It sounds like you have a different cause of the problem, but you will
doubtless have to remove the door trim pad to assess and fix the
problem.
If you have not already done so, examine the Central Locking circuit
(Fig. 12) in the Electrical Guide for your 93 model, which may be
downloaded from this site if you don’t have it:
http://www.captainjaguarscathouse.com/Electrical_Reference.htm
If the cause of your problem is a fault in the Door Lock Control Unit,
or its wiring, you may be able to disconnect the Control Unit wiring
connector (to prevent damage to the Unit electronics, and apply current
to the appropriate wires going to the passenger door. I haven’t done
that before and don’t have your model, so I can’t give you specific
instructions.
The good news is that you CAN remove the door trim pad with the door
locked. Here is what I did:
(1) Remove both seats; in your case, driver side first so you can more
easily gain access to the passenger seat , and also so you won’t damage
the driver seat when removing the passenger seat;
(2) Remove all screws or other fittings from the door pad which hold
the pad to the door, and which can be accessed with the door closed.
If there are fittings such as the screws holding the door light striker
plate (on my pre-facelift) which cannot be accessed, note that you
can’t remove the pad entirely until you get the door open;
(3) Fabricate an L shaped pry or pull which you can use to pull the
“fir tree” fittings which hold the bottom and rear of the trim pad to
the door, by getting the pry between the pad cardboard and the door
metal.
(4) Being as careful as you can NOT to tear the cardboard or damage the
leather/vinyl frim, pry the bottom and rear of the pad loose from the
door and pull the pad inward and upward to visualize the lock mechanism
at the rear face of the inside of the door; be aware that even using
the utmost care in this process, you may do some damage to the edge of
the cardboard;
(5) If you cannot get the door unlocked by pulling on the lock rod,
disconnect the linkage from the lever at the lock mechanism, and unlock
by moving the lock mechanism lever which will now have no other items
attached to it to prevent proper movement;
(6) Open the door and remove any other fittings retaining the pad;
remove the pad.
Please let us know how it goes.
George Balthrop, Clifton, VA USA
89 and 85 XJ-S Coupes; 89 XJ40 VDP-----Original Message-----
From: Richard H ricardo_hall@btinternet.com
The passenger door on my 1993 facelift 4.0 XJS has decided not to
unlock by any normal method…
Neither the door key nor inside paddle will unlock the door and
they both seem to come up against a mechanical block…
Also, I can’t see any way to remove the door pad with the
door closed.
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