Does Supercharger Need to be Drained in Thermostat Replacement
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Does Supercharger Need to be Drained in Thermostat Replacement
I just had the thermostat replaced on my 2008 XKR coupe.I had read that the supercharger had to be drained and bleed when replacing the thermostst and confirmed with the service writer that they would do that. When I picked up my car I had a chance to talk to the mechanic and I mentioned the supercharger draining and he said it didn't need to be done. I pushed a little mentioning how I read that its a high point and needs to be bleed. He said that's not the case. This shop specializes in european cars and is well respected. The mechanic is supposed to have worked at a Jaguar dealership for 25 years. The car appears to be running fine.
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I just had the thermostat replaced on my 2008 XKR coupe.I had read that the supercharger had to be drained and bleed when replacing the thermostst and confirmed with the service writer that they would do that. When I picked up my car I had a chance to talk to the mechanic and I mentioned the supercharger draining and he said it didn't need to be done. I pushed a little mentioning how I read that its a high point and needs to be bleed. He said that's not the case. This shop specializes in european cars and is well respected. The mechanic is supposed to have worked at a Jaguar dealership for 25 years. The car appears to be running fine.
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I just had the thermostat replaced on my 2008 XKR coupe.I had read that the supercharger had to be drained and bleed when replacing the thermostst and confirmed with the service writer that they would do that. When I picked up my car I had a chance to talk to the mechanic and I mentioned the supercharger draining and he said it didn't need to be done. I pushed a little mentioning how I read that its a high point and needs to be bleed. He said that's not the case. This shop specializes in european cars and is well respected. The mechanic is supposed to have worked at a Jaguar dealership for 25 years. The car appears to be running fine.
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So I'm a little confused here as I have never heard of this failure. I don't know how possible it is for a gasket that is locked down to be out of place. Was this ever replaced before so it could have been installed wrong. Was was the cause of the problem. Was this diagnosed by a dealer/indie as the problem. Just trying to understand the fault.
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So I'm a little confused here as I have never heard of this failure. I don't know how possible it is for a gasket that is locked down to be out of place. Was this ever replaced before so it could have been installed wrong. Was was the cause of the problem. Was this diagnosed by a dealer/indie as the problem. Just trying to understand the fault.
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As I understand with most heat exchanger systems they run off the radiator and not a seperate unit (correct me if I'm wrong when it comes to the xkr) that being the case as long as the radiator has been bled the supercharger would have been bled at the same time
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I just had the thermostat replaced on my 2008 XKR coupe.I had read that the supercharger had to be drained and bleed when replacing the thermostst and confirmed with the service writer that they would do that. When I picked up my car I had a chance to talk to the mechanic and I mentioned the supercharger draining and he said it didn't need to be done. I pushed a little mentioning how I read that its a high point and needs to be bleed. He said that's not the case. This shop specializes in european cars and is well respected. The mechanic is supposed to have worked at a Jaguar dealership for 25 years. The car appears to be running fine.
I've had to drain and fill the non-SC part and never had a problem leaving the SC part alone. I asked my local jag place and they said the same.
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