Throttle body tube to airbox issue!
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If the cracks are in the 'accordion' section of the duct it can be reliability fixed with a good cleaning and stretched black electrical tape. I have driven many miles with that in place in both Volvo's and Jaguars.
If elsewhere you can try JB Weld and see what happens. Everyone says it will not stick to Jaguar plastic but I have a coolant reservoir that has had a JB Weld patch on it for more than a year and no leaks. I just modified a Volvo radiator shroud and tried every adhesive Lowes and NAPA had to offer and JB Weld worked best.
Tight Wad Tom
If elsewhere you can try JB Weld and see what happens. Everyone says it will not stick to Jaguar plastic but I have a coolant reservoir that has had a JB Weld patch on it for more than a year and no leaks. I just modified a Volvo radiator shroud and tried every adhesive Lowes and NAPA had to offer and JB Weld worked best.
Tight Wad Tom
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You can repair it but any repair is temporary. My repair lasted for about a year and ended up replacing it, I should have done that at the onset of identifying the cracks. This is a link to my repair if you elect to do it Air Intake Hose Repair Heat is a serious issue. I hope this helps!
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You can actually do something like this very cheaply,
Get yourself a 45 elbow and a 90 with a diameter of 80-85mm you will also need 3 silicone connectors with clips or as I did in this picture with a stainless wrap with clips inclusive, the whole lot should not cost you more than $60 and you get something that will not break.
And of course looks pretty
Get yourself a 45 elbow and a 90 with a diameter of 80-85mm you will also need 3 silicone connectors with clips or as I did in this picture with a stainless wrap with clips inclusive, the whole lot should not cost you more than $60 and you get something that will not break.
And of course looks pretty
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I agree Regent.. Nice Bling XKRacer!
Well thanks for the help and I removed the unit off last night and found NO BREAKS in it. After closer inspection i found the break in the small tube that branches off and goes to the valve cover. So at this time I need to get that one replaced. I did the BLACK TAPE job on it to get it by for now as I think it will not be affected as much to the heat where it is located. Does anyone have a PART # for that tube or name that I can search on???
Thanks again everyone for the ideas and fixes!!!
Well thanks for the help and I removed the unit off last night and found NO BREAKS in it. After closer inspection i found the break in the small tube that branches off and goes to the valve cover. So at this time I need to get that one replaced. I did the BLACK TAPE job on it to get it by for now as I think it will not be affected as much to the heat where it is located. Does anyone have a PART # for that tube or name that I can search on???
Thanks again everyone for the ideas and fixes!!!
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You can actually do something like this very cheaply,
Get yourself a 45 elbow and a 90 with a diameter of 80-85mm you will also need 3 silicone connectors with clips or as I did in this picture with a stainless wrap with clips inclusive, the whole lot should not cost you more than $60 and you get something that will not break.
And of course looks pretty
Get yourself a 45 elbow and a 90 with a diameter of 80-85mm you will also need 3 silicone connectors with clips or as I did in this picture with a stainless wrap with clips inclusive, the whole lot should not cost you more than $60 and you get something that will not break.
And of course looks pretty
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