Jaguar F Type Y-Pipe Coolant Leaks! | Is Your Car At Risk Of Major Coolant Failure?!

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Jaguar F Type Y-Pipe Coolant Leaks! | Is Your Car At Risk Of Major Coolant Failure?!

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MrGB

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@TIMSANDYSURF 5 ай бұрын

Love the channel but that’s not what I expected. 1/ You said “we’re going to have a look and see exactly what’s on this car” and then didn’t actually show it. I know it’s hard to film but come on! 2/ “Massive coolant leaks” isn’t what usually happens. The pipe usually cracks at the flange into the top of the engine and starts to weep, causing the engine bay to smell of hot coolant and a low coolant light on the dash. Many Jaguar specialists (including Tom Lenthall) advise to not worry and just drive the car until you get the symptoms! Many older cars (including Harry Metcalf’s Project 7) are still on there original y pipe. I agree with you that preventative maintenance is important, however the jury seems out on whether to panic about older cars with the two part pipe. I hope that’s not too negative about your video but I just wanted to give it some balance.

@craftingmat5425 5 ай бұрын

I assume this is not a matter of thousands of Euros. So if this is like 200 or 300 Euros and I had one, knowing I have the old version, I would immediately swap it. If you are happy, the part is even less and you can swap on your own. To me, this is not panic, this is reasonable maintenance - just as said in the video.

@spartanp2064 5 ай бұрын

It to be a negative Nancy as well, but I expected the same. Seems like you could have used your camera to point to the y pipe, but I have not checked my car to see how challenging that would be. But you did say it was easy. 😊 BTW. Love your channel too!

@TIMSANDYSURF 5 ай бұрын

@@craftingmat5425 Hi Mat, no it’s not a €200/€300 repair. The supercharger has to be removed to give access to the Y pipe.

@timk.537 5 ай бұрын

Very well said. To be fair, this isn't someone who has any mechanical expertise. I don't think he was deliberately misleading, he just doesn't know enough. It's pretty evident that this is just a way for him to deliver content.

@Scooby2606 5 ай бұрын

I really don't think it's a simple fix at all, and will not be cheap at the dealers. The supercharger has to come off and in every video I've seen the dowels are rusted making it a right pain to get off

@jellysleeks9428 5 ай бұрын

3400 for me.

@spartanp2064 5 ай бұрын

@@jellysleeks9428was the 3,400, USD or BP?

@wraptorcustoms 5 ай бұрын

The trouble is the most common failure points on the pipe isn't actually the seam. It's at the point where it locates into the cylinder block. That's why we install our aluminium upgraded pipe set. It looks like you have the pipes that are prone to failure Mr GB!... You should come along and I'll show you how to install a set of aluminium pipes. Lifetime fix 🤟

@TIMSANDYSURF 5 ай бұрын

Roughly how much do you charge for a conversion to aluminium?

@yellowbeard1977 5 ай бұрын

Can you get in touch wraptor ?

@wraptorcustoms 5 ай бұрын

@@TIMSANDYSURF hi guys, the parts are currently £100+ vat available on the Wraptor online shop. Labour, we charge £450 to remove and install the supercharger in order to allow access to change the pipes. Whilst the supercharger is removed, it can be a good idea to check and carry out any supercharger maintenance. I hope this helps and make sense. Thanks

@wraptorcustoms 5 ай бұрын

@@yellowbeard1977 hi guys, the parts are currently £100+ vat available on the Wraptor online shop. Labour, we charge £450 to remove and install the supercharger in order to allow access to change the pipes. Whilst the supercharger is removed, it can be a good idea to check and carry out any supercharger maintenance. I hope this helps and make sense. Thanks

@Florinda_5 3 ай бұрын

Most jaguar specialty folks won't install the aluminum one cuz it's not what Jaguar recommends.

@drivr888 5 ай бұрын

Your car doesn't seem to have the revised design, at least not for the upper outlet pipe. There a two y-pipes - the upper outlet pipe and the crossover pipe under the supercharger. At 2:19, you can clearly see the two-piece design still on the upper outlet pipe, so there's a good chance the crossover pipe also still uses the old design. I suggest you replace both (see part numbers below): - Upper outlet pipe (AJ813917) - Crossover pipe (AJ813865) It's also recommended to replace the water pump and the heater pipe as part of the job. I replaced all on my V6S which is now stage 3, and have been driving it hard ever since with no issues. Good luck!

@maximetruchon10 2 ай бұрын

@drivr888 I have to do this job, and I planned to stage my V6 S. Do you have any resources to share (websites, etc) describing what you need for a stage 3?

@LoudModeOn 5 ай бұрын

Had mine done while they had the supercharger off doing something else, and yeah it's pretty straightforward but it is labour intensive, and that's why it's expensive. You're probably better off finding a decent Jaguar mechanic rather than a dealer if you want to keep labour costs down a little bit, or get it done while they're doing something else essential that means the supercharger needs to come off, because that's where the cost is.

@ZoltanF1LH 5 ай бұрын

That's brilliant, exactly what I needed! I'll check mine tomorrow. Thanks for the video 🙂👍

@davidclarke7728 5 ай бұрын

It’s not an easy fix , the supercharger has to be removed to get to the Y piece, an expensive job , had it replaced on my previous 3 litre F type

@belka85 5 ай бұрын

its easy if you know what you're doing.

@Florinda_5 3 ай бұрын

@belka85 standard if you know what you're doing but still an intensive job.

@jasonmorecroft7764 5 ай бұрын

Love the channel….. but the new revised / redesigned ones are failing on the connection ends. The plastic ends are being reported to get brittle and crumble, fail and leak…. The only real fix is the aluminum ones. I changed my V8S to the aluminum ones, peace in mind.

@jellysleeks9428 5 ай бұрын

That's good timing, my dealer said I didn't have leaks but my 2019 r had the old kit. I bit the bullet and replaced the whole system for 3400.00 US. I question why my 2019 had the old stuff. And why jaguar doesn't cover this under warranty when they know the parts suck.

@Moorzo83 5 ай бұрын

mine is a 2018 model and I had a coolant leak recently but it wasn't the Y pipe. The coolant tank itself had actually burst. It cost me £130 to fix it all-in. In terms of the symptoms, there was steam coming out of the bonnet towards the windscreen which smelt weird and the coolant level dropped by about 500ml per day.

@soutad 5 ай бұрын

This happened to me at top of a mountain in the Pyrenees... thankfully AA Europe wide cover flat bed transported it all the way back to the UK for the fix!!

@jellysleeks9428 5 ай бұрын

Per my invoice preventative coolant job: replace outdated cooling components. Mine is a 2019 f type r. Pipe heater, water pump, tube, seal, tube, pipe- outlet, plug-blanking, thermostat, tube,tube, hose, gasket- intake, gasket, gasket, antifreeze@ 10 total cost 3277 before tax. Hope this helps. Jaguar makes a beautiful car, but they suck on customer service.

@louismochine4756 5 ай бұрын

My experience of owning an older version of this engine is all the pipes crack and fail when they age.

@jellysleeks9428 5 ай бұрын

I looked and I did have the seam pipes , but i thought they upgraded them around 2017. So why did my 2019 have the crap pipes. Jaguar is dying anyway. Going electric. But i paid for the fix for peace of mind because i love this car.

@user-ub8cc8to2y 2 ай бұрын

A SIMPLE FIX? REALLY. LETS SEE A VIDEO ON YOUR SIMPLE FIX PLEASE.

@Shaungori 5 ай бұрын

Happened to me too

@uptone12111 5 ай бұрын

That copper trim is choice.

@francomacalusso4210 Ай бұрын

My dealer has quoted me $4500 to fix this leak.

@caddi1991 3 ай бұрын

Ehm bro you have the old upper y-pipe so you also have the old lower y pipe aswell. I have the same F Type R like you, modellyear early 2018 with no OPF and Small navigation...