LS8 overheating... whats this piece called?

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So i as i sit in my ls waiting for it to cool down i thought id ask what part this is called it is plastic and cracked thats where im getting my overheating from. Steam from cracks. Any help on part # & if there is any other parts i should change out while im at it. Thanks in advance.
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So i as i sit in my ls waiting for it to cool down i thought id ask what part this is called it is plastic and cracked thats where im getting my overheating from. Steam from cracks. Any help on part # & if there is any other parts i should change out while im at it. Thanks in advance.
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That's the cap on the thermostat housing. You need the cap, the thermostat housing, the outlet pipe, and the thermostat at the minimum. Please note that you can replace these with the Jaguar metal parts and never have to deal with them again.
 
Can someone please help us. Were stranded at autozone. I already purchased some self fusing silicone tape but that didnt work so now im thinking some sort of epoxy or sealant
 
I think you're going to be out of luck on this, might be better off calling a tow.

If it were my car and I wanted to try patching it to get home, I would get a rubber radiator hose. I would cut it so it would be larger than the hole by at least an inch if possible. Then I would slit the hose down one side, and wrap it around the plastic piece with the slit opposite the leak. I would then use several worm gear rad hose clamps to clamp the hose onto the pipe, starting in the middle and working my way to the edge of the rubber piece. The idea is to have the clamps touching each other, supporting the entire metal piece. I would also tighten each clamp until rubber just started pushing through the gear holes on the clamps so as to not collapse the rest of the plastic pipe. On the drive home, I would pay close attention to the temp gauge. If it either spikes or drops, or if I saw any steam at all under the hood, I would immediately stop and call a tow truck. Once I made it home, I would park the car until proper repairs could be made.

If you decide to try this, it's entirely your decision to do so. I still recommend calling a tow truck. The cost of a tow for 20 miles should be less than 100 bucks, but the cost of a new engine can be in the thousands.
 
Tow truck on it's way. Bummer. Will update with progress report. Thanks guys

The tow truck is the best way, really. Incidentally, I was able to order those parts for my car which apparently has a bad water pump from both Rock Auto and Silver State Ford parts. Half the parts are in already, I'm hoping the rest will be in by Monday afternoon so I can start work on it Tuesday, my next day off. Total is in the 400 dollar range, I'm replacing most of the parts but not everything.
 
Looks to me like it's gonna be the tube assembly part 8a520 thanks for posting up a diagram.

Yep, you can get just that. You will be waiting without a working car until you get the cap. The old one will break when you remove it.

In a week or two you will have to replace the other plastic parts up there.

Your degas bottle is already leaking, but you don't know it yet.
 
IIRC I did the housing, the tree, and the hose connected to it all at the same time, well and t-stat. Mine was leaking like that too but I was able to limp home 5 miles before it lost all the coolant.
 
Degas bottle was replaced shortly after I bought the car. I will be replacing the rest of the plastic parts in there as well as cap and hoses next payday. But for now ordering tube assembly new bolts and the two gaskets. Well update with pics of install.
 
just past the URL link into the dialog box that opens when you click the little pic tag.
when you mouse-over it reads "Insert Image"

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The outlet pipe is only available from Ford and only in the OEM material.
I forget the thermostat housing info at the moment. It's on Rock Auto, just look at similar year S-Types. There are two configurations with different side outlets - make sure to choose the one that looks like yours. Or keep searching on here for the part number.
 

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