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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 10:13 AM
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Unhappy coolant line cut

engine coolant line/hose turned very crispy due the recent low temp in NY plus the age of the rubber.

the line is crispy like glass and coolant is leaking near the connecting point around the supercharger.

any repair information or estimate cost.my dealer is near by, I think this time I can not run away from them.

same thing happened on my wind shield wiper water line also just last month,bad luck
 
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 10:19 PM
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I think this might be your issue

this happened to me a while ago

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=42736

the 1/2 inch heater hose and hose clamp trick works really well, I drove the car some 500 miles with that temporary hose configuration, no problems
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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YES,that was exactly what happened but my hose lost all the flexibility and it is crispy like hard plastic.

and my dealer is about 3 miles away from my home. I hope my car can make it.

thank you for your information
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:50 PM
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it shouldn't be too bad to drive there since it's cold outside, still try to be moving as fast as legally and reasonably possible, you can kind of "air cool" your engine, I drove home 10 miles or so going 75 miles per hour on the interstate with the "low coolant" warning, but I didn't get "high temp" warning until I was only moving 20 miles per hour in the neighborhood
 
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