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Mar 19, 2018 | 09:44 PM

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dsd

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Originally Posted by Cee Jay

Make a mold of the plastic OEM, cast one using alumin(i)um. Cost about $10 and a couple hours work. Course one would need the proper tools.

Commodity 3D printing could help make the mold. There is a special wax filament for metal molds.

Mar 19, 2018 | 10:08 PM

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"Lost Mold Casting" I'd suppose. Best way to make one.

Mar 23, 2018 | 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NBCat

Has the water outlet ever been replaced? It must be replaced each time the coolant is changed or it is going to fail.

The JLR part number is AJ811793.

Do you think a I would be able to diy?

Mar 23, 2018 | 06:51 PM

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steve_k_xk

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Depends on how competent you are with a wrench

By memory the throttle body has to be removed in order to gain access to the plastic housing then Torx bits will be required .

It's quite a fiddly job definitely not like replacing a thermostat on a SBC

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