1998 XJ8 Water Pump

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Mar 15, 2012 | 03:54 PM

Impulse_buy

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1998 XJ8 Water Pump

Hi,
I'm looking for help with a 1998 XJ8 Water Pump. I have coolant leaking from the bottom front of the engine. It looks like its coming from behind the timing cover and I have already replaced the thermostat housing with the nifty aluminum job.
My assumption at this point is that it is the water pump. I have not found any DIY threads for replacing the pump on this or any other forum. Can any of you guys point me to anything? Is this a tough job? Seems that almost anything I do on this car has a gotcha or requires a special tool. If I dive in are the steps going to be obvious? Any reason I might regret doing this blind?
Thanks for any help
/rick

Mar 15, 2012 | 04:50 PM

Norri

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Welcome to the forum, (even if it is a little late)

Good to have you with us.
You should post this up in the tech section.

You should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

Mar 15, 2012 | 08:10 PM

JimC64

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welcome aboard Jaguarforums, good to have you here with us
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Mar 19, 2012 | 12:50 PM

K.Westra

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Welcome

Mar 20, 2012 | 08:08 AM

twojags

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Hi and welcome to the forum Rick. Good luck with the water pump.

Mar 24, 2012 | 04:41 AM

dfwgreg

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I am doing a water pump on my XKR this weekend. Found the parts at the local O'riellys. Nice surprise - and they do a lowest price match for web too...
I think it is fairly straight forward to do. Only issue on some cars is getting to some of the bolts.. You may want to poke around with a flashlight to see if you can spot them.

Mar 26, 2012 | 07:02 AM

Impulse_buy

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Thanks

Thanks for the welcome to the forum. I'll try to make sure I do this in the right place next time.

Turns out the water pump was easy and cheap. Two things I'm not used to since I started playing with this car. Anyway, once the coolant is drained and hoses are out of the way, it's 5 bolts and its out. I did notice that the aftermarket pump, which I was able to get at my local parts store for much less money, had a paper gasket instead of the metal one the original had. Not sure if that was part of the redesign or just cost savings. Either way, it works great.

Thanks again.
/rick