went over low curb and damaged engine oil cooler, which is now leaking. these are expensive, and as I drive, not needed. Any suggestions on how to by-pass it . Its a small leak but assume there's no way to repair these

 

You really want to bypass your oil cooler? They're really not that expensive, a couple of hundred dollars maybe, certainly a lot cheaper than a fooshed motor.

 

Oil of the right temperature is a crucial part of not just the lubrication system, but also serves to cool the hottest parts of your engine, the bearings, Having an oil temperature from 190 F to 230 F (88 C to 110 C) keep bearings from wearing prematurely.


if your car came with the oil cooler then keep it,

If you are set on removing the cooler, at least change the oil more often & use a high quality synthetic oil. Synthetic oil can tolerate a higher temperature than conventional oil before breaking down.

Z

 

block the two ports off where it goes into the pan or make a bypass loop

it’s 400 bucks so tough call to make

 

I had to replace the oil cooler on our '01 XKR awhile back and could not find any aftermarket or good salvaged units, so I gave in and bought a new one from Jaguar. Definitely not $400.00 I wanted to spend, but I drive the car "appropriately," and want to keep it a long time, so I consider oil temperature management to be important.

I realized upon assessing the damage that both of the brackets the cooler mounts to had been previously bent, so the cooler was hanging lower than it was supposed to. I re-shaped the brackets and replaced both of the rubber "oil cooler mountings," part number CCC6992, which are still available.

xalty's suggestion of making a bypass loop seems possible if you aren't worried about elevated oil temperatures. It would probably be relatively easy to cut the two hoses that connect to the pan and splice them together with a piece of pipe or a barbed adapter and a couple of hose clamps.

This reminds me to recommend that all X100 & X103 owners check their oil coolers to be sure the brackets have not been bent, allowing the cooler to sag closer to the ground where it can be more easily damaged.

Cheers,

Don