My water pump just went out on me for the 3rd time in the past 8 months. maybe i'll be luckier with number 4? pshh.... I am using the OEM Motorcraft waterpumps everytime. Ever since the intake manifold cracked, my car has been on a downward spiral, which pains me as it only just passed 40,000 miles a month ago.
The first waterpump went bad after my intake manifold cracked, spraying out all the coolant.
The pump ran dry and cracked something enternally... I then had the water pump replaced.
The next two crapped out on me 2 months after the first failed, then again 7 months later (last night).
Both the 2nd and 3rd water pump leaks happened in the same sequence:
After driving for for about 15 - 20 min, I slow down as i pull into residential areas and parking lots to park the car. The waterpump would begin to leak as soon as i began to park the car right before i shut off the motor... the second time the leak started as i was pulling into a parking garage. In both cases, within 30 min of parking the car, i came out to find that nearly all of the car's coolant had drained out of the front of the waterpump. (not sure what its called...the smaller circle indentation on the front of it about the size of a quarter.) This leads me to believe it has something to do with the engine heating up and cooling down, considering its happend as i was parking it or shutting it off
Does anyone know could be causing my waterpumps to do this?
I had it done by a mechanic, not myself.
Any help would be much appreciated, because at this point, i'm thinking about returning her to stock, and selling everything including the new stuff i havent installed yet
The first waterpump went bad after my intake manifold cracked, spraying out all the coolant.
The pump ran dry and cracked something enternally... I then had the water pump replaced.
The next two crapped out on me 2 months after the first failed, then again 7 months later (last night).
Both the 2nd and 3rd water pump leaks happened in the same sequence:
After driving for for about 15 - 20 min, I slow down as i pull into residential areas and parking lots to park the car. The waterpump would begin to leak as soon as i began to park the car right before i shut off the motor... the second time the leak started as i was pulling into a parking garage. In both cases, within 30 min of parking the car, i came out to find that nearly all of the car's coolant had drained out of the front of the waterpump. (not sure what its called...the smaller circle indentation on the front of it about the size of a quarter.) This leads me to believe it has something to do with the engine heating up and cooling down, considering its happend as i was parking it or shutting it off
Does anyone know could be causing my waterpumps to do this?
I had it done by a mechanic, not myself.
Any help would be much appreciated, because at this point, i'm thinking about returning her to stock, and selling everything including the new stuff i havent installed yet