3 Way Outlet for Jaguar S Type

[ChrisDJ]

Hi Fellow S Type owners,

I recently had my cambelt changed at 73,000 miles. The recommended mileage is 75,000 but because of the age of the car (2004)  the garage I go to suggested I might want consider having the belt changed. I thought this was good advice. They also said that while I was having the belt changed I might consider having the waterpump changed at the same time. This saves money in the long run. All good so far. However a week or so after I had the car back I had a low engine coolant warning light come on. Obviously my first thought was that it was something to do with the waterpump being changed. However it wasn't and I had to have a new 3 Way outlet fitted. This cost me £350. A sum that came as bit of a shock if I'm honest. My question is have any other forum members had the same or similar experience ? I hasten to add I trust the garage and the car has been fine since it was replaced. Also with the age of the car it's inevitable that things are now going to need fixing / replacing. I'm just interested really to hear of other members' experiences.

 

[JOE-DOT-COM]

hi

as all petrol s-type have timing chains not belts I assume you have a diesel.

if it is the diesel, then usually water pump is not usually changed with timing belt, as its not driven by the timing belt but by aux belt, but for how much water pump costs it may be worth it for peace of mind and saving future costs

as for 3 way valve, I assume you mean DCCV, dual coolant control valve, a genuine valve is £300, a bosch one, which is probably the best out there is £100, unbranded around £50, so if depends what they have fitted, should only take about a hour to change, so if its genuine part, price is ok, if its after market, then its very expensive labour for that price

cheers

Joe

[ChrisDJ]

19 hours ago, JOE-DOT-COM said:

hi

as all petrol s-type have timing chains not belts I assume you have a diesel.

if it is the diesel, then usually water pump is not usually changed with timing belt, as its not driven by the timing belt but by aux belt, but for how much water pump costs it may be worth it for peace of mind and saving future costs

as for 3 way valve, I assume you mean DCCV, dual coolant control valve, a genuine valve is £300, a bosch one, which is probably the best out there is £100, unbranded around £50, so if depends what they have fitted, should only take about a hour to change, so if its genuine part, price is ok, if its after market, then its very expensive labour for that price

cheers

Joe

Hi Joe, thank you for your reply. Yes you assumed correctly I do have a diesel. I'm pretty sure the garage I use uses only genuine Jaguar parts. So £300 plus £50 for labour would seem about right. That's put my mind at rest now.  A great reply with good technical detail, much appreciated Joe.

Thanks again,

Chris.