I looked at Gaudin's web site but they do not have anything listed for the bleeder screw. Ebay has lots of listings for bimmers but nothing for Jags.

Anyone having a similar failure... how did you solve it??





Bleeder screw snapped - just when I was starting to put thing back together...

 

The remaining bit of plastic will not be tight now that the top has broken off.

Just insert a stud extractor of the right size and unscrew.

You may even be able to do it with a screw driver which is about the right size.

Jam it in at an angle and turn.

 

Yep, got it out.

It is a M14 - 2.0 threaded plastic screw with a shaft length of 15mm. The shaft size is important because that is where it terminates in the expansion tank....

Any ideas of where I can get something like that?

 

I suspect it won't be easy to replace just the damaged part.

I would buy this and you have yourself a spare tank.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-S-Typ...9V00xb&vxp=mtr

 

Yeah, I saw this but for the XJR it is a different part number and looks quite different. The cheapest I could find was about $120.

 

You can probably fin a metal one at the hardware store. Make sure to get a rubber oring from the faucet section you'll need it.

 

Your local ACE Hardware should have metric nylon screws, and yes get an o-ring. That will buy the time to find a proper spare.

 

Plastic weld it back together using superglue and baking soda

Coat mating surfaces with superglue and put it back together
Coat the whole thing in baking soda and the gue will go instantly hard
The baking soda cause the superglue get really hot for split second fusing the plastic
It hardens instantly when the baking soda is applied and can be filled if needed

Cheers
34by151

 

Allright, here's what I did:





Trip to Home Depot to get a M14-20.00 bolt





Its a bit too long so....





...I used my band saw to cut it down to size





Hex head is no good. It interferes with the reservoir when trying to bolt it down





Round the head down using a grind wheel





Find a suitable O-ring





Thread seal it with teflon





Final result. Fits fine and holds up.

Had the engine running in operating temperature for over 1/2 hour. It held up very nicely!