Header tank coolant

Peter McGowan · August 21

Hi I have a S type jaguar 3.0 2001

YY554BPA. Does anyone know where I can get one new or second hand please.

Big John · August 21

19 hours ago, Peter McGowan said:

Hi I have a S type jaguar 3.0 2001

YY554BPA. Does anyone know where I can get one new or second hand please.

Different part number but could be compatible....

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-C2C42226P

John

mrmike · August 21

Read the OEM part number and go to a good breaker. ( 20 Euros in Spain) When you find one check inside that it doesn't have any signs of Radweld etc having been used. Mine had it, I foolishly looked on the web and put a load of rice into it and shook it around. Fairly Useless, It took me a day to get all the rice out. In the end I used Petrol.

Took me an entire day to finally get it clean.

Dave Porter · August 27

Peter,

I have been looking for this coolant expansion tank for ages. My Jag garage says they can't find one. Did you have any luck ?

Peter McGowan · September 16

No I'm still looking Jaguar say on backorder, but can't believe waiting for one part can stop me driving.

mrmike · September 17

Try Barratt SNG, www.sngbarratt.com, part number varies according to VIN/LHD/RHD. Btw the catalogue for the S-Type is free. Excellent just as a guide. Very good comms.

M

Dave Porter · September 17

15 hours ago, Peter McGowan said:

No I'm still looking Jaguar say on backorder, but can't believe waiting for one part can stop me driving.

Same here, nice car looks good in my garage but it can't go on the road for more than a few miles before it starts boiling and ejecting coolant due to the lack of pressurization in the header tank 🙄

N6 JMX · September 17

Have you tried any of the specialist Breakers such as Eurojag? Perhaps it is time to get creative and think outside the box. I find it hard to believe that the S-type header tank is unique to the S-type, especially when Land Rover was under the same roof and both were part of the Ford empire at the same time. Parts Bin engineering is renowned within the Ford Group.

N6 JMX

mrmike · September 17

Last year when my header tank went, I looked on EU eBay sites , New ones for 100 E plus.

Lithuania is often a good source. But found mine in a local breaker.

M

Dave Porter · September 18

17 hours ago, N6 JMX said:

Have you tried any of the specialist Breakers such as Eurojag? Perhaps it is time to get creative and think outside the box. I find it hard to believe that the S-type header tank is unique to the S-type, especially when Land Rover was under the same roof and both were part of the Ford empire at the same time. Parts Bin engineering is renowned within the Ford Group.

N6 JMX

My local jag garage ordered a tank from the Spanish breakers but unfortunately when it arrived it was for a Left Hand Drive car.

I have looked around the internet and at first glance there appears to be quite a few coolant header tanks but they are all of slightly different designs. They all say S-type jag parts but when you dig down the details don't fit. My car is 1999 and the advertised tanks all start at 2005......

mrmike · September 18

Check the OEM number on it.

From the Barratt catalogue, 3.0L I have for up to VIN M45254 RHD XR816503 and from VIN M45255 C2Z13764 But they don't quote LHD or RHD. However yours should be in the earlier group. There are no pics or diagrams to help.

Hope this might be of some help. RHD breakers might be a bit thin on the ground, SA, AU,JP, and Cyprus.

BTW have you tried Barratts?

M

Dave Porter · September 19

23 hours ago, mrmike said:

Check the OEM number on it.

From the Barratt catalogue, 3.0L I have for up to VIN M45254 RHD XR816503 and from VIN M45255 C2Z13764 But they don't quote LHD or RHD. However yours should be in the earlier group. There are no pics or diagrams to help.

Hope this might be of some help. RHD breakers might be a bit thin on the ground, SA, AU,JP, and Cyprus.

BTW have you tried Barratts?

M

Thank you Mike for taking the time to comment. My local Jag garage probably consider this job small and unimportant - they always seem very very busy when I try to talk to them. They did buy the LH drive tank (wrong one) and seeeeeem (?) to behave as though they have done enough. On VIN numbers.... I have found SAJAD02E8YFL45594 which is described as the chasis number on a service bill. Is this the VIN number do you think ? It is also shown on the nearside door pillar and on the dashboard showing through the windscreen. If it is how do I use it to track down the right coolant tank. Thanks again for your time.

mrmike · September 19

The last 5 numbers ie 45594 in your case. it is part of the VIN for Barratt and many other suppliers. You can find a definition of the VIN on the net. Check it out.

M

N6 JMX · September 20

Hi Dave, yes the 17 character combination you have located is the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), and as Mike highlights above, the final 5 digits are the important ones for your quest as these 5 digits are in effect the "serial number". They are important in the search for correct spare parts as Jaguar (and other manufacturers) made update changes to the vehicles at a recorded VIN - i.e. before 45594, one version pf part number will apply and from XXXXX a new part number may apply to the same part due to minor changes. Hence the VIN helps you secure the correct parts.

Hope this helps your understanding.

N6 JMX

Dave Porter · September 20

17 hours ago, mrmike said:

The last 5 numbers ie 45594 in your case. it is part of the VIN for Barratt and many other suppliers. You can find a definition of the VIN on the net. Check it out.

M

Thank you MIKE

Dave Porter · September 20

2 hours ago, N6 JMX said:

Hi Dave, yes the 17 character combination you have located is the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), and as Mike highlights above, the final 5 digits are the important ones for your quest as these 5 digits are in effect the "serial number". They are important in the search for correct spare parts as Jaguar (and other manufacturers) made update changes to the vehicles at a recorded VIN - i.e. before 45594, one version pf part number will apply and from XXXXX a new part number may apply to the same part due to minor changes. Hence the VIN helps you secure the correct parts.

Hope this helps your understanding.

N6 JMX

Thank you Jim

Peter McGowan · September 26

I have great news S type jaguar 3.0 2001 Y554BPA coolant tank, fitted today no longer waiting for part jaguar has got this coolant tank in stock.

mrmike · September 27

OK

Dave Porter · October 17

On 9/17/2024 at 12:17 PM, Dave Porter said:

Same here, nice car looks good in my garage but it can't go on the road for more than a few miles before it starts boiling and ejecting coolant due to the lack of pressurization in the header tank 🙄

Heyyyyyyy Great news - Jaguar have actually delivered the coolant expansion tank for my 1999 S-type to my Jag garage.

Seems like a good time to ask for those hard-to-get Jaguar parts. Thank you to Mr Mike and all the other advisors about how to source these parts.