Yes it looks a very smart job, and presumably opens up the pipe replacement to a more DIY solution rather than body off job?

Yes, definitely a DIY mechanic job and much easier and cheaper than lifting the body. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
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While we have so many interested people on the thread have i not heard of removing the pump ,fitting a shorter belt to disable the system. What about warning lights.
My neighbour has RRS and the ace pipes are so rusty I dare not touch them ..just coated them with marine epoxy then waxoil and spiral wrap and left him to it ... Always listen to old people or when they die you will live on in ignorance.
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ARC pipes are not body off to replace

I've removed the ARC system on plenty of 2.7s, a few 3.0s and sussed the 3.6, but never done it

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" Removed the ACE system "

Do you mean removed and replaced or removed totally . More details if the latter appreciated. Always listen to old people or when they die you will live on in ignorance.
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Disco_Mikey wrote:

ARC pipes are not body off to replace

I've removed the ARC system on plenty of 2.7s, a few 3.0s and sussed the 3.6, but never done it

Brit Plumber wrote:

I have no idea about your issue but when my ACE pipes needed changing I didn’t lift the body, I bought some 3500bar couplers from the local agriculture machinery supplier and cut the pipes and fitted them that way. Some have managed to fit them without even cutting them but I didn’t have enough room.

It cost £200 for the pipes and £12 for couplers I think it was.

It’s been quite a while but I think it was 10mm. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Thanks for getting back to me. Ended up popping into screwfix to buy a micrometer and it is as near as damn it.

Hi All,

I'm starting to get a bit desperate about these ACE pipes now. I know, its been mentioned before that part # LR014592 is out of stock everywhere and has been so for at least a year. I've chased around every supplier I can find, UK and US, and always the same answer: on backorder, no ETA from JLR. IMO, this is totally unacceptable on the part of JLR not to have had their suppliers make another batch but, that is what it is. I've contacted JLR Parts directly and they tell me they've put it on priority, whatever that means.... So, the car is now stuck, with no parts to fix and I'm not sure what to do.

Following up on another thread from @PhilnDeb on https://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/post635609.html#635609 his suggestion was to use part #RQA500018 and get the connectors modified, which seems to be a runner. But, now that part is also universally unavailable too.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can recover this situation? I wondered about contacting the JLR supplier as I'm sure they buy them in but, I can't trace who they are. I also thought that I can't be the only one in this situation and there must be a demand for this pattern. Any thoughts or do I just scrap the car for parts?  Cheers,

Stuart.
RRS 2012 HSE 5.0 S/C Zermatt Silver.
RRS 2005 4.2 S/C First Edition Rimini Red- Gone but not forgotten
Defender 2005 TD5 XS Black - Gone
Freelander 2006 HSE Blue - Gone

Final thoughts on this to round off my experiences with JLR and the part being out of stock for over a year. I got the car back today and I managed to fit a different part # that fitted perfectly, without any alterations at all. It is LR019908, Genuine OEM LR019908 - Land Rover Kit - Repair (LR019908) part for Range Rover Sport 2005 - 2009. Authentic Land Rover Part. It fits my 2012 with no issues, no cutting pipes or anything and its in stock with JLR.

Don't get caught out with this back order nonsense. I'm furious with JLR for this.

Thanks to @philndeb and @britplumber though. Without their thinking on this, I would have be f ed! Cheers,

Stuart.
RRS 2012 HSE 5.0 S/C Zermatt Silver.
RRS 2005 4.2 S/C First Edition Rimini Red- Gone but not forgotten
Defender 2005 TD5 XS Black - Gone
Freelander 2006 HSE Blue - Gone

Thanks for reporting back