What is this plastic airshaft? It fell out from under engine/wheel-well
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What is this plastic airshaft? It fell out from under engine/wheel-well
See attached photo plz - this plastic airshaft-looking thing fell out from the drivers-side (USA) wheel-well area of the engine bay, near the bottom of the car. What is it? Do I need to put it back?
A guess would say this redirects air from the front-grill-area to the wheel arch to cool the brakes?
A guess would say this redirects air from the front-grill-area to the wheel arch to cool the brakes?
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See attached photo plz - this plastic airshaft-looking thing fell out from the drivers-side (USA) wheel-well area of the engine bay, near the bottom of the car. What is it? Do I need to put it back?
A guess would say this redirects air from the front-grill-area to the wheel arch to cool the brakes?
A guess would say this redirects air from the front-grill-area to the wheel arch to cool the brakes?
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King Charles (06-27-2017)
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This takes me back... years ago I had the same thing happen, the vent fell out at speed, and made a horrible noise against the tire before finally being spat out onto the road!
There are two pieces, the duct, and an end cap that sits inside the wheel well. You should be able to fit the duct, then secure the end cap with cable ties. That's how mine is held in.
While you're there, wouldn't hurt to put a cable tie around the vent on the other side too, just in case it decides to come loose in the future.
There are two pieces, the duct, and an end cap that sits inside the wheel well. You should be able to fit the duct, then secure the end cap with cable ties. That's how mine is held in.
While you're there, wouldn't hurt to put a cable tie around the vent on the other side too, just in case it decides to come loose in the future.
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King Charles (06-27-2017)
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Yeah I got caught in a torrential rain deluge on a side street that flooded. It moved my whole splash guard & knocked my ducts loose. I didn't notice anything until I parallel parked & heard a good awful crunch " I was like WTH did I hit ?!" foolishly doubting my supreme parallel parking skills lol.
For now the tray/guard's clip tied in place & the loose duct I removed until I can put it up in the air & get a better grasp on schematics.
For now the tray/guard's clip tied in place & the loose duct I removed until I can put it up in the air & get a better grasp on schematics.
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Look at post #6 "the "brake-cooling-ducts-resolved" thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...e2/#post552917
It has the parts diagram and part numbers of the front wheelarch liner and the brake cooling duct parts
Here is the full weblink:
xxjaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj8-xjr-x308-27/pic-diag-brake-cooling-ducts-resolved-77724/page2/#post552917
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...e2/#post552917
It has the parts diagram and part numbers of the front wheelarch liner and the brake cooling duct parts
Here is the full weblink:
xxjaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj8-xjr-x308-27/pic-diag-brake-cooling-ducts-resolved-77724/page2/#post552917
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