Hello guys,

It's Rubén, a Spaniard living in Cyprus. I just bought a MY14 Jaguar F-Type V6S Convertible with 44.000 miles on the clock. I will spend two months out of the country, so my mechanic has some time for getting it ready for the spring season.

After reading the forums and watching a few Youtube videos, I have created a list of things that I think should be done to the car thinking about its long-term longevity. Would you mind to have a look at it and let me know if I should add/remove something?

• Replace the coupler. The car has the "marbles sound". Should I replace the snout? Do you recommend any specific aftermarket one? Better if I can order it from Europe to save on shipping / taxes.
• Once the S/C is out for changing the coupler, is it worth to apply one of those kits for changing the S/C bearings and S/C oil? In case of yes, any suggestion of brand / seller?
• Change rear differential fluid
• Change automatic transmission fluid
• Change oil and filters
• Replace the cooling system parts that usually fail, including water pump. I am thinking about this kit ($270 + $80 shipping + 100$ taxes): https://euro-amp.com/products/jaguar...42226047746247
• There is a vacuum intake air pipe that was "fixed" during pandemic due to shortage of parts (see attached photo, it belongs to the left side of the engine). The mechanic said that it was fixed with a "high-grade premium adhesive/sealing agent with high performance capacity and wrapped in premium strap branding for aesthetics". He mentioned that if that pipe fails, I will see a orange light in the dash an two codes would become present: P2187 or P2189 (lean fuel mixture in Either Bank 1 or Bank 2). Do you know if by any chance that pipe is in the kit mentioned before or if the Euro-Amp people sell that part?

HUGE thanks in advance for your help and time!!

Regards,
Rubén

 

That pipe is part of the accursed symposer system. It carries sound from inside the intake manifold to the symposer, which then pumps it to the cabin under certain conditions.

If the repair fails you will have a leak in the intake between the supercharger and the engine, so that would be bad. I know of no piece that will replace it other than the factory part, but blocking off that port completely will have no ill effects. You'll lose the engine sound directed to the cabin through the firewall, but in my opinion that's no loss.

 

Pulling the entire Symposer out removes some clutter from the bay. Your car has an auto trans, correct? If not, do you know what gen the clutch and flywheel are?

 

He says he has a MY14 in which case it's gotta be an auto as the manual didn't come out until MY16.