Dear all,
I've been contemplating replacing the plastic cooling pipes and water pump connection with aluminum to be on the safe side as a next step.
I've looked on eBay and found a few at varying price points. The cheapest were from China. Has anyone tried the Chinese version and what is your experience with them.
I was unable to find the water pump connecting pipe though. Any thoughts on where I can get it?

Thank you for your informed answers.

 

I bought my set from EuroAmp.. I'm sure others have good suggestions, too.

https://euro-amp.com/products/jaguar...charged-engine

I also read somewhere to make sure any metal machining burrs are cleaned off, not necessarily on EuroAmp's version, but any/all vendor offerings.

Do note, this is a very special car. While we all try to economize where we can, IMO buying Chinese sourced parts is not the place to do it. Deal with US-based companies. Another good one is FCP Euro, this link is for my 2017 V6, you may need to do the search for your particular model. This one shows additional cooling parts

https://www.fcpeuro.com/Jaguar-parts...=6&b=9&d=&v=25

 

I imagine EuroAmps pipes are from China, although there may be an additional layer of QC with them. Agree on not saving a few bucks on a car like this - to that point why not use genuine Jaguar aluminum pipes?

 

Do you have a source to buy aluminum OEM? I've never seen a reliable way to distinguish them due to part number re-use.

 

Thank you all for your suggestions, yea you are right I will not economise on a car like this, but first I'll try to source the parts in Europe and if I'm unsuccessful I'll go the U.S route.

 

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Where does Jaguar have their Aluminum pipes made? Most likely China as well?
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OEM aluminum pipes? I believe the pipes we've been buying are made in mexico.

 

The part numbers I posted are what I purchased at the dealer.

 

Those fit the supercharged 5.0?

 

Any issues with Euro Amp? I’m considering buying their kit.