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Waterpump Unreal #1009904 07/21/04 09:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi C Contour39191 OP CEG\'er
OP Contour39191 CEG\'er C Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi	This post may seem unreal to you guys. But I have a 1996 Contour with about 240,000 miles on it. I have maintained the cart to the "T" it still runs well..except..I have had to replace my waterpump over eight times since in bought it in 1998. It has the same old story it leaks from the weep hole. I have no clue as to why they keep going out like every year.... I have tried all the coolants oils and etc..Anyone have any idea why this will be the ninth waterpump I will have to replace? Im lost and dont know why or how....Your help is needed. cta intake essilenger udp odp 9mm ford racing wires hp accel coil custom fog lights svt kit with micahs pre98 svt bumper 17 inch speedy holotype wheels 215 45 Ventus HRII tires custom wood dash magnaflow exhaust

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009905 07/21/04 09:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 340 M MeanGreen2 CEG\'er
MeanGreen2 CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 340	Originally posted by Contour39191: This post may seem unreal to you guys. But I have a 1996 Contour with about 240,000 miles on it. I have maintained the cart to the "T" it still runs well..except..I have had to replace my waterpump over eight times since in bought it in 1998. It has the same old story it leaks from the weep hole. I have no clue as to why they keep going out like every year.... I have tried all the coolants oils and etc..Anyone have any idea why this will be the ninth waterpump I will have to replace? Im lost and dont know why or how....Your help is needed. Real hard water in your area or something? Maybe the system is not getting filled properly, immediately after a w/p change? Rebuilt pumps?

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009906 07/22/04 02:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 750 Nashville, TN T tiv_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
tiv_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er T Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 750 Nashville, TN	1. do you get your pumps from the same source ? 2. are you using 50-50 mixture ? I replaced the factory one with the 1st timing belt (2yrs ago), mostly for preventive maintenance. Got the new pump from Autozone. Now I have 170k on the car and the pump started weeping 5-6 months ago. I'm loosing about 1/2 - 1 qt of coolant / 1000 mi. I decided to live with it until it gets more serious... No noise or other sign of trouble yet. T.

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009907 07/22/04 02:23 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land... B ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land...	There seems to be a common theme forming with AutoZone parts. Another thread about replacing fuel pumps and now water pumps. Anywho... I would check out Signature LM and get the Ford replacement waterpump. It looks like they have it for $78.99. HTH, BP Ben ---'96 Contour GL * Zetec ATX * Tan on Black steelies--- +++JRSC M62 Under Construction+++ My big-a$$ mod list.

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009908 07/22/04 05:01 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi C Contour39191 OP CEG\'er
OP Contour39191 CEG\'er C Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi	Water is fine in my area...Ive purchased two waterpumps from my ford dealer and still the same results.. cta intake essilenger udp odp 9mm ford racing wires hp accel coil custom fog lights svt kit with micahs pre98 svt bumper 17 inch speedy holotype wheels 215 45 Ventus HRII tires custom wood dash magnaflow exhaust

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009909 07/22/04 05:03 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 403 Canton, MI F fdunford CEG\'er
fdunford CEG\'er F Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 403 Canton, MI	How long are you going between WP's and are you 100% dry during this time? Are you sure it's the pump? In my case I thought my pump was bad, but it was actually the head gasket leaking to the outside of the engine (but it sure looked like it was the WP on first inspection). 96 Sport 2.0L - 190,XXX miles

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009910 07/25/04 06:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi C Contour39191 OP CEG\'er
OP Contour39191 CEG\'er C Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 58 Mississippi	Found out I had a small crack in the radiator...Im sure this had no affect on the pump going out...Anyway i put some Bars Leaks Sealant with the pellets in my coolant jug...And something happened that I cannot explain...my temperature guage now reads way cool on the intstrument panel,had it tested and it works fine...and to add to that my fan kicks on way faster than it previously did...new pump is in and working fine by the way Last edited by Contour39191; 07/25/04 06:53 PM. cta intake essilenger udp odp 9mm ford racing wires hp accel coil custom fog lights svt kit with micahs pre98 svt bumper 17 inch speedy holotype wheels 215 45 Ventus HRII tires custom wood dash magnaflow exhaust

Re: Waterpump Unreal #1009911 08/01/04 07:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862 9 96mercury Veteran CEG\'er
96mercury Veteran CEG\'er 9 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862	I had to replace mine after swapping trannys. It started leaking immediately afterward. Wierd! ATX MTX swap, rear drum disc swap, drilled rotors, ported intake, optim throttle body, CAI, 7.5L MAF, adj. fuel regulator, longtube headers, underdrive pulley, no EGR, low inpedence bigger injectors, 2002 Focus Swap

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