Hello all,

Is there a part number for the Part load breather stub that sits on the engine? Mine is cracked and in need of a new one.

Also, is it true that removing the 10 bolts holding the intake manifold on it can pivot upwards allowing me to slightly see the heater hoses?

Thank you!

 

There are several iterations of cam cover for the AJV8 engines and you do not provide a MAKE,MODEL,YEAR so a part number or compatible engine cannot be recommended. (VVT placement or lack of as well as gasket style fitting by engine number)

The fitting is NSS (Not Sold or Serviced Separately) but good luck on your quest for a replacement cam cover as that is the easiest way to resolve.

 

That stub (=flange) did not come across "my desk" as being sold separately, and just like the whole cam-cover it should never have been manufactured in plastic for a hot environment - but before I start ranting on and on about it, I'll make it short this time: Rant, rant, rant! OK, that's that done, back to your question, or for more ranting switch to this channel:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...covers-266148/

If I had the same issue, I would create my own new stub - maybe the following pic will give you ideas:


For this picture I removed the part load breather hose (either P/N AJ84880 or AJ84879 depending on which X308 you have) from the stub... - and I placed a metal water tab outlet next to it...

And? Does it give you ideas already? Somewhere along this line of thinking I would find a way to solve the problem. Obviously, you can't take the tab as it is and hammer it in the cam-cover... - It would require some modification - thinner here, thinner there, shorter there, sharper corner there, bigger ID. And after adapting it as good as possible, I would probably seal it in position on the com-cover using red-gasket maker for hot environments. Alternatively, you could obviously check, if you find metal flanges in some hardware-shop, which are more suitable. Or: If you have a lathe (or know someone with a lathe), all you need is a round metal bar and then carve your own stub...

I just watched again the movie "The world's fastest Indian" (true story) with Anthony Hopkins playing the Burt Munro, a battler (look that word up in google) from New Zealand, who used a modified 1920 Indian Motorbike to set land-speed record of around 300km/h in 1967 (when he was 68 years old) in Bonneville, Utah, and that record is unbroken to this day. In the movie, Anthony Hopkins threw 3 metal bits into a melting pot, saying "The perfect recipe: 2 of Chevy, one of Ford..." and he then he poured the molten metal into a cast to make his own piston! I love that! And with that I want to say: If you can't buy it, make it yourself!

 

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