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I am approaching the 50k mile mark and I want to get the water pump metal impellar and DMD done. Is Pro-tech the best in our area to work on our vehicles, since I am not good at turning wrenches?
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Well, you live in Mechanicsville.... ...sorry  Isn't SP fairly close to you?
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SP is over 70 miles from me...but I was referring to the quality of work and overall knowledge of our vehicles. By the way that distance doesn't bother me, I commute to Silver Springs for work.
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I DON'T have any first hand experience with them, but I have been told they are not cheap, and work on primarily SHO's. I'd go elsewhere, especially given the distance in case you had any problems.
Jesse
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Thanks Jess for your response. Good point!
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Kevin is an excellent mechanic, though he, like others have said, can be pricey. At the same time, I don't think he is very fond of the Duratec Contours. Originally posted by SVTFORME2:
I am approaching the 50k mile mark and I want to get the water pump metal impellar and DMD done. Is Pro-tech the best in our area to work on our vehicles, since I am not good at turning wrenches?
Robert Knauber - rknauber@yahoo.com
Cars:
1998 Ford Contour SVT (The Silver Sleeper)
1989 Volvo 240GL (Fully Loaded Silver Brick)
1989 Honda CRX Si (Canary Yellow Beater)
1988 Honda Hurricane 1000 (Resident Crotch Rocket)
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If you honestly that worried about it I know this can be hit or miss, take it to your local Ford dealer. the WP takes i believe 30-60 minutes and the DMD is pretty easy to. If a dealership messes that up....well then, they are retarded.
Ryan
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
If a dealership messes that up....well then, they are retarded.
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I wouldn't bother with the water pump. I have almost 90k on my original! When it does go, it only takes 30 min to replace! I'll probably wait and do my at 100K. Find a reputable local shop, don't bother with protech or dealerships!
-Andy
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The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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Originally posted by Andy W.:
I wouldn't bother with the water pump. I have almost 90k on my original!
Only 90K ?  they seem to last much longer than that
Parents 95 mystique - 150K when the waterpump went.
My 00 contour - currently 115K with orginal waterpump.
Beaten - 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege 29K <- broken hearted
Daily/Weekend Beater - 1990 miata 138K - AutoX every weekend = Adult driven on weekends
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