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Well, I heard back from Ford. The guy said that they would "look into it" and see if they should cover the cost to replace the WP. He told me to go ahead and get the pump replaced at the dealer. The dealer quoted the cost at $295. Just to give a brief recap---I bought ('95 SE)the car in May '00. WP went out in August '00. I paid for this one. WP went out again in June '01 under warranty. WP went out again in Oct '01, where I thought it was still under warranty, but according to Ford wasn't. Dealer replaced the WP, at no charge to me. WP went out again this week (Dec '01). Do I have a case here??? Does anyone out there know enough about Ford warranties to tell me who is right? Does the 12 month/12K mile start over (like I think it should) with every part the dealer replaces regardless of who pays for it????
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Oh---BTW...
My water pump wasn't failing, the impeller was intact. There is a pin hole leak and the dealer cannot figure out why this keeps happening...any suggestions???
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DMB3779
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There are two basic ways for a WP to leak:
1) The shaft seal/bearing is bad and lets the coolant past the seal and out a weep hole.
2) The housing wasn't sealed properly when the pump half with the impellar was changed. This would be caused by either remains of the old gasket not being removed, damage to the new gasket when installed, reusing the old gasket, not removing the old gasket and putting on a new one (total of two gaskets).
I would suggest taking off the plastic shroud and observing where the leak is coming from. It could also be one of the hoses in the WP area.
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My 98 has a real bad antifreeze odor after driving it for 30 minutes or longer. I always open the hood to see what's up and I can never find anything.
I know that the pump is on the back of the head, near the #6 cyl. I never see any leaks and I haven't lost any fluid. I have been complaining about it to the dealer almost every time I bring the car in. They have put a dye in the Antifreeze and pressure tested the cooling system every time and constantly come up with nothing.
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Try to sniff out the coolant odor with your nose. This should lead you to which area of the motor that the seep is coming from . my guess is that it might be some vapour coming out of the weep hole at the waterpump. Just for info coolant does not generally leak from a hot motor but rather from a cold overnight stay, except for a severe leak.
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I finally got my car back. The dealer replaced the water pump (they went with a NAPA part this time) and the car seems to be running fine so far, it's actually running a little cooler (only in the N in Normal instead of the O). The real test starts tomorrow when I take it from PA to Mississippi. My CEL still comes on, but now it goes off. Not sure what is causing that, but it might be my fuel injectors, it hesitates a little bit when it's cold, but stops after it warms up. I'm still going to try to get Ford to reimburse me for the pump, but it'll probably be a cold day in hell before that happens!
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I just sstarted a new thread without knowing about your request (see my post of today under Problems).
I had a water pump melted in my Countour GL'95 2.5L last summer. I am not comfortable about posting the VIN, but would be interested in knowing about the results of your lawsuit.
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Here's something weird I noticed...
I have not heard from 1 99 owner with a crap pump. Very few with 98.5s. Could they have started to use a new part (or supplier) in 98.5?
Crossing fingers,
Marco Tatta
98.5 SE MTX, Duratec
EGR block, fog light
fix, custom shift boot, monsterflow intake, Ecotek valve
Quasi dual cardoctor exhaust.
Hacksaw short shift, Momo race "s" carbon knob, ghetto rear strut bar, 16 inch cougar wheels with 225/50/16 kumho 712s
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Just got my water pump and thermostat replaced under warranty over the Christmas holidays. Car opverheated pretty badly but I have no indications of motor problems yet. Ford really needs to do something about this problem.-Kyle
Kyle Pickett (Austin,TX)
98 SVT (silver)
#860 of 6535
Eibachs/Konis
18" TSW SGVs-225/40/18 Sumitomos
KKM intake/BAT inlet pipe
KKM pedals
Sho Shop pulleys
B&M shifter/ATR aluminum knob
mesh grilles
Autometer shift lite
SCA sidemarkers
Hose Techniques SuperBlue hose kit
Home-made rear STB
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Just got my water pump and thermostat replaced under warranty over the Christmas holidays. Car opverheated pretty badly but I have no indications of motor problems yet. Ford really needs to do something about this problem.-Kyle
Kyle Pickett (Austin,TX)
98 SVT (silver)
#860 of 6535
Eibachs/Konis
18" TSW SGVs-225/40/18 Sumitomos
KKM intake/BAT inlet pipe
KKM pedals
Sho Shop pulleys
B&M shifter/ATR aluminum knob
mesh grilles
Autometer shift lite
SCA sidemarkers
Hose Techniques SuperBlue hose kit
Home-made rear STB
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