medphys
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So, ultimately I should shell out the $270 for the Motorcraft ? ...I am at 94K . I even find Dorman in a couple Ebay offers off of wrecked LS's. But they call it 8A080
Aluminium Degas Bottle
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cammerfe
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Was the Dorman micro-cracking/leaking at the 140 mark?
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grizzlyls
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ÜRO PARTS C2C34318 Coolant Recovery Tank | RockAuto
Get em while you can. These are the Jag S bottles and you can tell. Heavier, solid construction. Sadly Looks like they are disappearing fast. My Mech said he had to adjust the firewall mount tabs a tad, but its working like a charm. Use that C2C number for best price search
If you have to, you can still find the jag Oem just north of 100 bucks.
Get em while you can. These are the Jag S bottles and you can tell. Heavier, solid construction. Sadly Looks like they are disappearing fast. My Mech said he had to adjust the firewall mount tabs a tad, but its working like a charm. Use that C2C number for best price search
If you have to, you can still find the jag Oem just north of 100 bucks.
medphys
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what C2C number? Ok part # got it...Lets see how much more mileage I get than with the Gorman...I mean I can always pay the homage.
2006 LINCOLN LS 3.9L V8
ÜRO PARTS C2C34318 Coolant Recovery Tank $ 59.79
MOTORCRAFT KM4566 Coolant Recovery Tank Hose $ 39.79
Shipping Ground $ 8.99
Order Total $ 108.57
2006 LINCOLN LS 3.9L V8
ÜRO PARTS C2C34318 Coolant Recovery Tank $ 59.79
MOTORCRAFT KM4566 Coolant Recovery Tank Hose $ 39.79
Shipping Ground $ 8.99
Order Total $ 108.57
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rgorke
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Looks like the price went up to $72
medphys
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This is for the Jag S 2002, will it still fit my Gen 2 '06? we'll see
joegr
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It should, with slight modification.
Here's another place to buy the URO coolant tank $67.49
C2C34318 - URO Parts - Jaguar Expansion Tank - Free Shipping Available
I've only heard good things about URO parts, but had never heard anyone tweaking a Jag one to use on the LS 2nd gen. If they last long term, wish I had known that and saved $200+ instead of the OEM's crazy price.
C2C34318 - URO Parts - Jaguar Expansion Tank - Free Shipping Available
I've only heard good things about URO parts, but had never heard anyone tweaking a Jag one to use on the LS 2nd gen. If they last long term, wish I had known that and saved $200+ instead of the OEM's crazy price.
medphys
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" My Mech said he had to adjust the firewall mount tabs a tad, .....
I have one now, arrived today, feels and looks sturdy. BTW, Grizzlyls (or Joegr), can you be more specific about what mech actually had to do to adapt it to the ls ?
I have one now, arrived today, feels and looks sturdy. BTW, Grizzlyls (or Joegr), can you be more specific about what mech actually had to do to adapt it to the ls ?
toby1234
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Just an FYI. Dorman revised their degas bottle. It is now made in Taiwan instead of Vietnam. I can tell the mold used is different and the bottle is much better made now. I have been waiting to make a thread on it, but thought I’d share now since this topic is active here.
I will make a thread one of these days with more details. The Vietnam version used to last about 3k miles or 6 months max. The new Taiwan version is doing great so far at 8-9k miles. The container color has not changed much. The old one would yellow rather fast before.
I will make a thread one of these days with more details. The Vietnam version used to last about 3k miles or 6 months max. The new Taiwan version is doing great so far at 8-9k miles. The container color has not changed much. The old one would yellow rather fast before.
toby1234
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More pics.
toby1234
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Cap seems different as well. I don’t remember if the threads changed as well. Left is the Vietnam cap, right is the new cap that comes with the Taiwan tank.
AmsterDutch
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Visually you can see a difference...what matters is the pressure specs on this different cap...ty for the pics and the start of a informative thread my LS brother
toby1234
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YES. Definitely an overall difference on everything. The reason I didn’t make a thread when I first got it was because I wanted to make sure the new revision is actually an improvement worth purchasing. I didn’t want to give people hope only to find out it fails just as often.
There is one thing we should all be aware of though. The first Taiwan bottle had a defect. The tube where the heater air bleed hose attaches to the bottle was hollow. So that tube was just plugged by a thin wall. It burst after taking it for a test drive. The second bottle, however, had a metal rod as a plug. Haven’t had a problem since. It’s going on 9k miles but only 7 months. So still not a proven revision in my book. Seems promising though. If you buy one, just make sure it has a metal rod plugging the tube.
There is one thing we should all be aware of though. The first Taiwan bottle had a defect. The tube where the heater air bleed hose attaches to the bottle was hollow. So that tube was just plugged by a thin wall. It burst after taking it for a test drive. The second bottle, however, had a metal rod as a plug. Haven’t had a problem since. It’s going on 9k miles but only 7 months. So still not a proven revision in my book. Seems promising though. If you buy one, just make sure it has a metal rod plugging the tube.
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toby1234
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Here is the first Taiwan bottle I got. You can kind of see the tube on the left is hollow and all that is plugging it is a thin wall. Under pressure, that thin wall will fail.
I will create a proper thread in a few months to give further details and a proper review. I figured I would post info on it now though since these are now available from Dorman. Some people might already have them and not know it.
I will create a proper thread in a few months to give further details and a proper review. I figured I would post info on it now though since these are now available from Dorman. Some people might already have them and not know it.
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Aron Apple
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Hey gus I'm new to the site but I heard about the coolant tank issue from someone on fb. I can make aluminum tanks for anyone who wants one.
What would be the (approximate) cost?
Aron Apple
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150 plus shipping. Right now I'm trying to find a machinist to make an aluminum bung so you can use the factory cap. Factory mounting points and internals and whatnot. 3/32 thick 5052 aluminum material.I'll have em pressure tested to about 30psi just for good measure.
Aron Apple
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Will do
oddball
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That's shockingly cheap. It's been a few years but one of the guys on here made one and it took him a few hours with the torch to get it put together. It's a pretty complicated shape.
GreyWisent
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WHAT?!?!? Amazing!
Keep us posted. I just replaced mine, so don't count on me for one, but interested in how this plays out.
Aron, if you start selling these, I suggest you start a thread and we sticky it.
Keep us posted. I just replaced mine, so don't count on me for one, but interested in how this plays out.
Aron, if you start selling these, I suggest you start a thread and we sticky it.
MysticMac
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I had the aluminum coolant res and oil catch can on my supercharged r52 mini. Never once had a issue with over heating. Wasnt even a thought once.
DeviLSh
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Aron, I replied on FB too - but dont check it often. If these get produced, and work out I will buy one. Count me in as a committed purchaser.
Note - I would pay extra to have AN bungs welded to the hose connections as well. I will be upgrading a majority of my plumbing in the future and would rather use threaded connections vs barbs if at all possible. So this tank would work well for that "final" setup.
Thanks!
Note - I would pay extra to have AN bungs welded to the hose connections as well. I will be upgrading a majority of my plumbing in the future and would rather use threaded connections vs barbs if at all possible. So this tank would work well for that "final" setup.
Thanks!