well, my waterpump took a dump

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03-17-2005, 09:14 AM

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well, my waterpump took a dump

Came out this morning to find a nice large puddle of coolant had formed under my runner... it had been slowly leaking for a while but I guess it finally went... I'm in for a nice $550 repair bill to fix the waterpump and replace the timing chain. sucks...

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03-17-2005, 10:44 AM

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Lemme guess - 22re at 140k miles? ;-)

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03-17-2005, 11:52 AM

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nope... 3vze at 103k miles..

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03-17-2005, 11:58 AM

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A little young, but...eh...it was probably due. Oh, and it's got a timing belt.

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03-17-2005, 12:42 PM

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A little young, but...eh...it was probably due. Oh, and it's got a timing belt.

yeah, I know it's a belt... I've just always called it a chain... bad habit from my old chevy days..

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03-17-2005, 12:51 PM

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that sucks, but could have been worse

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03-17-2005, 12:52 PM

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Is that the first time you change the timing belt? ...
I had my frist one changed at 70K . I'd also swap out the water pump.
this time around..maybe at 130k or so, I'll change out the ideler pulley too.

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03-17-2005, 01:26 PM

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hmmm... maybe I better consider changing mine out. Never been.

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03-17-2005, 02:02 PM

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hmmm... maybe I better consider changing mine out. Never been.

Water pump or timing belt or both?

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03-17-2005, 02:24 PM

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Hey Mikronized I have a few drops of coolant here and there not alot but I can't find where it is leaking from. Where were the drops landing or from when you noticed the drops at first?

Thanks,
Mario

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03-17-2005, 02:28 PM

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it was coming from somewhere near the thermostat housing... so I replaced the gasket and it kept leaking... then pow...

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03-17-2005, 02:52 PM

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Alright thanks, mine seems to drop in that area...

Thanks,
Mario

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03-17-2005, 04:05 PM

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damn, thats quite steep.. at the stealer i had my waterpump, timing belt, a/c belt, and power steering belt changed and it only cost me $450 CAD ($374 US), i'd be second guessing that quote they gave you.