I do not have a contour yet, but am in the process of buying one. After reading all these posts about the water pump, I still have not gotten the answer to what I would consider the BIG question. Does replacing the oem pump with one that has a metal impeller solve the problem. The next question would be what's the most miles anyone has put on with this new (metal) pump installed? Also does this only apply to pre 98.5 cars? I'm about to buy a 98 se with the v6 and I'm starting to get cold feet here. I have no problem with replacing a pump if that's all it's going to take. thanks
