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Update on the CEL: I have had no repeat CEL after replacing the aftermarket charge cooler gasket with the original stock one after two and a half weeks of driving everyday. I also installed the Mina Gallery intake last week with no abnormal fuel trim or CEL.
Not sure why but I think I have to recommend the stock charge cooler large gasket vs aftermarket. Take care of it during removal and it is reusable.
I used an Elring aftermarket gasket from Parts Geek for our 2014 Range Rover Sport with V6. The new gasket looked absolutely identical when I compared them carefully, and it's worked great for about a year now, so they aren't all bad. It was only $20.
I have a 2013 Jaguar XJL Portfolio. The check engine light came on and I am told there is a coolant leak and it needs repair. Supposedly the components that are leaking are the water pump, thermostat and rear coolant manifold with all the gaskets needed. How can I know that this is indeed a needed repair? Does anyone know how much this repair should cost? Thank you in advance. Please email if easier to communicate. kbschicago@gmail.com
I have a 2013 Jaguar XJL Portfolio....How can I know that this is indeed a needed repair?
The first sentence answers the question of the second sentence.
These are just super common failure points for this era of Jag. When one component goes bad, you're better off to change all of them. You're even better off to change them proactively before you have any failures because a cooling system failure can cost you your engine which will most likely total your car.
Gazillions of posts on this forum and the Range Rover forums for these failures, and tons of videos on YouTube. It's that's common.
If you are replacing the pipes. If your XJ is supercharged, go with the aluminum where available. You can find them listed on both Amazon and Ebay. Also, if you want further information before replacing use the search box in the upper right corner of This thread; you will find additional info there.
Can you help us out?
Always post car details as don't know what engine you have or how many miles on the car?
Coolant leaks don't turn on the check engine light?
Have you checked for codes?
Follow what loutusesprite and ralphwg said as you have very common problems and all the solutions are on this forum with a bit of searching.
Can you DIY any of this? If not owning a used Jaguar will be VERY expensive. The good thing all of this is completely doable by a DIY guy. We have massive threads with pictures and part numbers plus as raplhrg said we have better after market cooling parts now that will permanently fix the factory problems.
I used an Elring aftermarket gasket from Parts Geek for our 2014 Range Rover Sport with V6. The new gasket looked absolutely identical when I compared them carefully, and it's worked great for about a year now, so they aren't all bad. It was only $20.
Is it even necessary to change the supercharger gasket?
kbschicago, as the boys have eloquently said, time to get cracking on this or she will overheat and you will be buggered.
The plus side: - the 3.0 litre has very few weak points once you get this sorted. (plus the supercharge snout connector and valve cover gaskets). Rest is plain vanilla, and more reliable than BMW of same ear and arguably many other comparable German sedans of those years...
As one JLR tech said to me when I was embarking, get the coolant system (and err.., water pump replaced with 7th edition) fixed and these cars are virtually bulletproof and yet almost no one knows. But don't fix your coolant system with metal pipes and lose your shirt.
kbschicago, as the boys have eloquently said, time to get cracking on this or she will overheat and you will be buggered.
The plus side: - the 3.0 litre has very few weak points once you get this sorted. (plus the supercharge snout connector and valve cover gaskets). Rest is plain vanilla, and more reliable than BMW of same ear and arguably many other comparable German sedans of those years...
As one JLR tech said to me when I was embarking, get the coolant system (and err.., water pump replaced with 7th edition) fixed and these cars are virtually bulletproof and yet almost no one knows. But don't fix your coolant system with metal pipes and lose your shirt.
I don't know about that The noisy engines on these cars feels like a ticking time bomb a forum member recently blew engine while simply cruising the on highway
Gotta love the Chinese descriptions too!
"Forged" cooling parts? I don't think so it's obviously an Aluminum casting (I hope it's not some kind of pot metal?) which is all that is required.
Now do be careful and inspect it completely BEFORE installing it? We have had at least one guy who found it completely blocked with metal from the manufacturing process. Nothing wrong with the part but he had to clean it up before use. Also split the tube and inspect the gasket. Again not great QC but the basic part is good.
ALL DI engines are noisy. They are now using the same technology as Diesels have used for decades (Direct Injection) and not surprisingly they sound a lot like a Diesel!
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Those are all metal crush-style gaskets. The big supercharger gasket is rubber inside of metal, which is why it's reusable. But it's so cheap, I still replace it whenever opening the supercharger.
Now do be careful and inspect it completely BEFORE installing it? We have had at least one guy who found it completely blocked with metal from the manufacturing process.
Yep, happened to me. Except the part was completely clogged with very hard casting sand. It was hard to break lose because of the bend in the part, but it's been great since I installed it a year ago.
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