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Well, all good things must come to an end. I've owned my '05 S-type for about 27 months with no problems other than a stuck map light switch. Now it looks like I'm gonna have to actually repair something of importance.
The nipple (circled in blue, below) on the coolant tank broke off. This seems to be a spontaneous failure; hard to explain. The tiny hose that attaches surely can't cause any stress and I can't see how the nipple could've been broken accidentally. Heck, I haven't even opened the hood in months! (shameful, I know). Maybe I somehow slightly injured it last time I changed the oil or something? I dunno.
No complaints. The car is 20 years old and has been great so far!
Beyond common. Plan to have that nipple break. I replaced my top tank 2 times on my 2005 STR. The second time I leaned over the engine to do some work and broke it off. Just old and decayed plastic.
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It is all of the heat. Pressure. Cool cycles it goes thru. I had the plastic bleed plug blow out the tank once. Just figure the old tank expanded too much
Be careful when replacing the other hose connections; particularly the one at the rear - on mine it was difficult to seat properly and I ended up losing most of the coolant before having to limp home (only about a mile, fortunately!)
You might want to replace the hose too: Jaguar S-Type X200 Coolant expansion tank hose 2003-2008 2.5 & 3.0 V6 Petrol | eBay UK
Years ago I would've replaced all the 20 year old hoses just on general principles. Nowadays I have little faith in the quality of replacement parts and have decided to run on the originals for as long as possible. Either way is a gamble, IMO.
Happened to me 3 or 4 years ago on my 01 S Type. I actually bought a replacement coolant tank at the Jag dealer (they still had them in the system). Came with new hose and clamps already assembled. Might be worth a call to a Jag dealer if that's possible. Price wasn't horrible and you'll get OEM spec hose, clamps and plastic tank. And yes I dislike plastic for all reasons clubairth1 mentioned. One step above chinesium IMHO.
It's worth keeping a spare tank on the shelf. Like many auto manufacturers, Jaguar was mainly interested in getting these cars to survive to just beyond warranty. After that, you're on your own but please do come back and trade in your 3 year old clunker and buy a new $$$$$ model. Plastic parts were great for that format.
On a side note. There is a metal plug available for the tank bleed. A range rover part. Check my threads i have it there. I have one in tank and one in glovebox
Thanks for posting that!
It looks just like the one I replaced on my 2014 XJR heater bleed! I bet they are they are same. I installed an after market one as I did not know about those LR part numbers.
It sure looks to be the same and I had no idea that plug was used on so many JLR's!
A repair to the broken spigot on my tank was unsuccesful due to the brittleness of the surrounding plastic. I wouldn't waste time trying to carry out a repair on a broken tank again.
Karl that is interesting as we have had several guys do just that. Drill it out and JB weld a metal nipple in. Never had seen a kit for that either. But I agree with Sheff928 the entire plastic tank is suspect due to time and heat/cool cycles.
So maybe it's one of those - "Do you feel lucky punk?" type of questions. How long will it last and will it strand you somewhere away from home if and when it fails?
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Whip the tank out and try and find a metal replacement that will fit in the spot. Its just a header tank isn't it? It shouldn't be impossble unless the space is overly restrictive!
These are NLA from Jaguar. I bought a replace from Rock Auto for about $50.
The cost is low and the replacement is easy. Probably not worth the effort of finding or fabricating a longer lasting replacement.
From all that's been said I'll consider the coolant tank to be a consumable going forward. Assuming that the new part is lower quality than the original I'll plan on replacing it again in 5 years or so. I'll order a spare.
DoubleChevron-ask and ye shall receive!
My not help you since your in OZ.
Here is an after market Aluminum version. Only for the 2000-2002 models. A little expensive compare to the plastic ones but still under $200 for a lifetime tank is not bad. I went thru 3 of the plastic versions on my old 2005 S-Type R. So money wise it could work out if your a long time owner.
For $120 I would be VERY tempted to get one if I still had the old STR. That's not a bad price for a fully heliarced Al. tank.
Does anyone have any experience with either tank? I have not seen any postings about them good or bad?
I hate to recommend untried things but they are selling these now.
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DoubleChevron-ask and ye shall receive!
My not help you since your in OZ.
Here is an after market Aluminum version. Only for the 2000-2002 models. A little expensive compare to the plastic ones but still under $200 for a lifetime tank is not bad. I went thru 3 of the plastic versions on my old 2005 S-Type R. So money wise it could work out if your a long time owner.
For $120 I would be VERY tempted to get one if I still had the old STR. That's not a bad price for a fully heliarced Al. tank.
Does anyone have any experience with either tank? I have not seen any postings about them good or bad?
I hate to recommend untried things but they are selling these now.
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not up close. I was thinking of one for my str but noticed the bottom hose connection is going to be clamped and not for the push on oem hose and clip so i passed
the lower hose being a proper hose clamp rather than the crappy plastic clips sells it for me .... I can buy hose by the meter and use some brass fittings and throw those crappy molded hoses away
Something had to break eventually- coolant tank
.... I can buy hose by the meter and use some brass fittings and throw those crappy molded hoses away 