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Awesome, 221K on the water pump!
Posted by dtech (more from dtech) on Tue, 20 May 2003 08:30:11
In Reply to: Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), saabrob [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 20 May 2003 01:11:05
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Here's what I would do :
As dealer said, monitor the coolant level, and when you begin to have to add coolant, you'd best get the pump done. The pump will not heal itself, and should get worse over time. On older milage cars, water pumps would often fail after a belt change, however uses an auto tensioner, but I'm still somewhat suspicious of other hands on my car.
As to the head gasket, I would try to retorque, it could help and I do not think it can harm. It took me bout 35 minutes to do this. But if the head has already begun to warp or the gasket's seal has been impacted, then retorque may do nothing. Understand that what the dealer spotted may be nothing more than minor oil seepage, which may never amount to much more than a messy exterior of the area. I would not bite on a head gasket job for these reasons.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), saabrob , Tue, 20 May 2003 01:11:05
- Re: Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), Dave, Sat, 24 May 2003 09:37:18
- Thanks gang... any info on head retorque specs?, saabrob , Tue, 20 May 2003 23:22:00
- Re: Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), Ian Glenday , Tue, 20 May 2003 12:30:26
- Re: Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), Dean, Tue, 20 May 2003 09:06:43
- Awesome, 221K on the water pump!, dtech, Tue, 20 May 2003 08:30:11 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Head Gasket / Water Pump at 65K?? (long), compaqted, Tue, 20 May 2003 05:21:56
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