5.0 xkr. Hoping to reach out to someone that has reinstalled the vacuum pump. I'm going to attempt to remove and replace the vacuum pump gaskets and reinstall it because of a leaky pump. How do I know when I go to reinstall it if the "ears" are correctly orientated? Can it only be installed one way?

 

Never done it - this is from the manwell - looks pretty straight forward - just pay attention when taking it apart - not always possible.

 

Have a look at this video, it's reinstalled at the end.

 

Guys, I finally got around to replacing the seals on the vacuum pump. It looks like I fixed my leak. I changed the oil and filter as well. It's not difficult to do at all. I probably saved $400 doing this myself. One thing I noticed is it looks like there's a gasket between the upper and lower sump... and I cannot find this gasket for sale anywhere?

 

Wrong part

 

I probably should have explained this better. I fixed the oil leak that was coming from the vacuum pump. While i was cleaning the sump off with brake cleaner, I could see a gasket sandwiched between the upper and lower sump and I wish i could have found a new gasket it for it and replaced it while I was doing all this.

 

I looked in the Jag J-part parts catalogue - no gasket shown. Maybe they used some type of gasket goo. Best to contact a Jag dealer.

 

pretty sure thats the oil pan gasket, can't replace that without removing oil pan.
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