I would write Napa off. Get a Ford Motorcraft pump (they changed the impeller material, so they should be better now). Carparts.com sells them at a reasonable price if you can't find one at your dealer.

Also, make sure there are no left over plastic pieces in the cooling system from the original water pump impeller failure. A nice cooling system flush would be a good thing.


'96 Contour SE, black / opal grey, MTX, every option, KKM intake, resonator removed, Flowmaster Series 40 DeltaFlow, GoodYear Eagle HP's, 115k miles, new paint 7/01. Driven cross-country 4 times.

'70 Corvette Stingray Coupe, Cortez Silver, 454 bored to 462, Muncie M21, too many mods to list, lots of fun. 335 rwhp / 365 rwtq

'02 Corvette Z06, Electron Blue / Black, every option. Stock for now...