Has anyone had the pleasure of removing and replacing the power steering pump in regards to uncoupling the high pressure hoses from the unit? Do I need a special tool or is this something I can do with common shop tools?

 

doable with normal tools, just a bit fiddly getting the hose coupler back on as you are working blind and upside down. It was the first job I did on the car as the pump exploded about 5 minutes after I handed over the cash and started a 200 mile trip home. No fun with no power steering I can tell you

 

The hose changed part number and design somewhere around 2000MY.
You will have to reroute the hose if it is a different shape. The first one I did after the design change I argued with the parts dept that it was different. I called Jaguar parts and Jaguar Tech Helpline and was told it was a superseded part and to just make it work!!!!!!!!

bob