I should've followed the advice about the Y pipe leaking from the join as this was indeed my issue. Jaguar dealer was not helpful in supplying the parts and I got them from britcar in the end. All done now, leak fixed and car is working again. Forgot how nice it was to drive as it's been off the roa...

I think there are a number of ways to crack this nut. The sliding hammer is a good option given it's not really possible to tap the unit from underneath. In answer to previous question regarding condition of car: it's 5 years old and done 45,000 miles. I've only had it a year and a half but I seem t...

Car and I are safe - no spectacular bang. It just popped apart. The leak was from the black plastic Y piece where it connects to the right engine block. I guess the rubber O ring must have failed. So will be ordering one of those as well as the top piece that it joins to and of course the two manifo...

Success! Used a 4 x 3 wooden beam to rig up a hoist with an upright lifted by a jack. Gradually built up the tension with the jack and eventually the air cooler bottoms popped free. Photos below... Removing Supercharger 1.jpg Removing Supercharger 1.jpg Thanks again for your advice, it pointed me to...

Thanks Lunar and RPSN for your replies. I spent a few days sprawled across the engine working on that water pump because I didn't want to remove the bonnet! The dribbling sound was coming from the top front of the engine so that plastic Y pipe is now high up on my list of suspects. I need to remove ...

Hi, Looking for some technical help to remove the Supercharger please. It's because my F-Type 3.0 S has developed a coolant leak and I just can't see the source even though I can hear it dribbling out when I pressurise the system. Coolant is pooling on top of the engine block so assuming it's above ...