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Coolant everywhere #452163 10/05/02 05:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 31 Delaware Valley H Head_dup1 OP New CEG\'er
OP Head_dup1 New CEG\'er H Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 31 Delaware Valley	My engine was running real hot so I go to check the coolant and it looks like it was spraying all around the resevoir. The coolant didn't appear to be coming in from any hose. Could this be a bad WP? My thermo reads high and my heater blows cool.

Re: Coolant everywhere #452164 10/05/02 05:20 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,319 Pickering, Ontario, Canada H horseydug_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
horseydug_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er H Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,319 Pickering, Ontario, Canada	Year of car? V6? Sure sounds like the classic symptoms. Both mine went in May. 98 Mystique LS v6 atx 163,000km 97 Contour LX v6 atx 163,000km

Re: Coolant everywhere #452165 10/05/02 05:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 31 Delaware Valley H Head_dup1 OP New CEG\'er
OP Head_dup1 New CEG\'er H Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 31 Delaware Valley	In reply to: Year of car? V6? Oops forgot that 98 SVT.

Re: Coolant everywhere #452166 10/05/02 11:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	I assume that the coolant blew out of the coolant bottle from overheating. This is a classic case of a failed water pump. Water pump impeller has come apart. The true evidence is that the heater is cold even though the temp gauge is pegged. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

Re: Coolant everywhere #452167 10/07/02 12:51 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 25 ohio H hitmanG11_dup1 New CEG\'er
hitmanG11_dup1 New CEG\'er H Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 25 ohio	yup its the water pump, our pumps have a plastic impeller instead of metal one . so after about 50000 miles it can break and stop turning, if that happens it cant pump the coolant through the engine. i got rapped by my mechanic and spent 300+ on labor+ anew one, heres the funny part he replaced the broke one with a neither pump w/ a plastic impeller. If you felling up to it you can order a new one with a metal impeller from http://www.spmotorsports.com/ for 60 bucks and do it your self. 95 contour 2.5 intake,exhaust,removed resmagnecore wires --Superchip Blue module PEW4-- Battery Relocated

Re: Coolant everywhere #452168 10/07/02 01:29 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 857 TX L louisw_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
louisw_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er L Joined: May 2000 Posts: 857 TX	the newer plastic one is supposed to be better. There was a post earlier today (I forget which forum) where the w/p was still ok on a 99 SVT with 61k miles. The w/p had the revised white impeller. E0 SVT, lightly modded

Re: Coolant everywhere #452169 10/07/02 04:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,718 Armpit of Texas J JaTo_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
JaTo_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,718 Armpit of Texas	It was little old me... http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=general&Number=50206&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=2&fpart=1 Save your money and do it yourself. Just hope your impeller merely cracked instead of disentigrated... JaTo e-Tough Guy Missouri City, TX 99 Contour SVT #143/2760 00 Corvette Coupe

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