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I think it holds a plastic air baffle that guides air to cool the backside of the alternator. I will try to get some pics of the piece I am referring to. I suspect you are missing the whole piece as it greatly inhibits the view you took your pic from. Jac
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So I held my phone under the car aiming up. The blue is my oil filter. The first pic is the beginning of this baffle/air dam. The end of it is to the left in the pic (left is the front of the car in both pics) and is just under the radiator. You can see in the second pic how, as the car is going forward, it channels air into that squarish opening in the piece (on the right side of pic 2) and how the piece goes directly under the air filter. Ultimately the air is channeled up behind the alternator which sits just above that area. I think the plastic piece is held up on that end by the two bolts you see in your pic. Someone may have wanted to avoid dealing with it on an oil change and trashed it.
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Even more expensive plastic:
Jaguar Parts - Direct JPLV Porsche Parts.com
The lower half is cheaper though (woohoo): http://www.gaudinjaguarparts.com/par...&siteid=214626
Jaguar Parts - Direct JPLV Porsche Parts.com
The lower half is cheaper though (woohoo): http://www.gaudinjaguarparts.com/par...&siteid=214626
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I question to what degree the plastic alternator cooling duct is actually required. When I did my initial oil & filter change on my wife's XK8 last spring, I discovered the duct was missing. Bought one from our local dealer for about $37 and grumbled about paying so much for a piece of milk jug-quality plastic. Installed it since I shelled out the money for it, but given its open design, I doubt if it winds up directing a great deal of airflow to the alternator even at high speeds....
I continue to remove and reinstall this duct at every oil & filter change simply because I bought it. But there are so many XKs running around without this flimsy piece of plastic in place, and we almost never read any reports here of failed alternators. My recommendation? Save your money for something else....
I continue to remove and reinstall this duct at every oil & filter change simply because I bought it. But there are so many XKs running around without this flimsy piece of plastic in place, and we almost never read any reports here of failed alternators. My recommendation? Save your money for something else....
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