Hello all.
I am in desperate need of the banjo bolt, spacer and sealing washers that go on the right side top of the radiator on my 1990 XJS. I have contacted all of the known Jaguar spares suppliers to no avail. I will check with David at Everyday XJ sometime today.
The part numbers are as follows:
Banjo Bolt - C44085 2 .....superseded by # C440853
Sealing Washers - C4146 3 needed
Spacer - CAC 4559
If anyone has these items please send me a PM.
If there are any known substitutes out there please inform me. I know its some kind of weird thread so who knows.
Thanks

 

This guy makes a much improved version as discussed in Kirby Palm's BOOK. Excellent seller, ships fast from Lithuania.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32449396631...mis&media=COPY

 

If it helps, for the 3 washers you can use anything generic that's the right size - fibre washers, copper crush washers etc. I just used some from a cheap multipack.

 

@jal1234 I saw that available on EBAY. If I can't get a used one from someone in the US, I will have no choice.
BTW: I found a piece of the reduction hose attached to the fuel feed line . It is 3/8 to 5/16, but it is too soft and for safety reasons I will not use it.

 

You really don't want the stock banjo bolt. They require special, very thin, copper washers so they don't restrict or completely block water and air flow. His is modified so that standard copper washers can be used, maintaining proper flow. It is quite common for the stock bolt passages to be completely blocked.
You can read about the issue in Kirby Palm's BOOK, available in the stickies at the top of this forum. It will answer most of the questions you've asked here. Highly recommend you download it and read it.
Jon

 

@jal1234 Thanks. I have a paper copy of the Kirby Palm book. I only refer to it when I am not so sure about something but as a fact the contents of his book is purely his take on things based on his experience and the opinions of the others he always refer to. It is good reading though.
I ordered the Banjo bolt from the guy in Lithuania. Pretty expensive though. 40 euros. Delivery time unknown.
I also ordered the 3/8 to 5/16 inline fuel adapter in stainless steel from a Marine store near me.
Thanks so much for the TIPS you and Mgaur have given me so far. Really appreciate it.

 

This guy has some great items and is quick to ship too.

 

There was a guy in Lithuania or somewhere making them and selling on ebay. Far superior to originals.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324493966...Bk9SR4LzvIqDZA

 

I have a new/never used "longer bolt with the engraved leaper" rad banjo and washers. BUT I won't be back @ my FL home in The Villages until Sept 1st. That's where I keep all my 91 xjs parts. I sold the car about 3yrs ago. I want $65 for it, If still interested let me know.
Larry

 

Do you know what size the threads are on the bolt? There has to be something off the shelf that would work.

 

No, it is a very special banjo bolt, extra long, fine thread, because it goes thru a copper washer, banjo fitting, another washer, then a spacer, then another copper washer. The spacer is thicker than a second banjo fitting, so a double banjo bolt wouldn't work. The original required special, extra thin copper washers, so that the holes in the banjo portion would line up properly with the holes in the bolt. The modified version can use standard copper washers. The original bolts also corrode badly and can completely block the holes in the hollow bolt, even with proper thickness washers.

Jaguar repeated the thin washer issue on the banjo bolts for the oil feed lines on the back of the V12 heads. The same supplier of modified radiator bolts also makes improved versions of the back of head banjo bolts so they can use standard thickness washers.

Jon