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Well my car let me down AGAIN!!!  I was on my way to school when I looked at the temp guage and it was maxed! So i pull over to the edge of the highway as fast as I can and shut off my car. I pop the hood and there was antifreeze everywhere under the hood. So a long story short I found out that my antifreeze is not flowing, so I took it to ford  I hope they dont bend me over for the cost of fixing my car. (but we all know they will  )
1999 SVT black
And a Blond Haired Blue eyes girlfriend. How can it get any better?
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I say its the waterpump... ford is first gonna tell you its the thermostat... they are gonna fix is then figure out its the waterpump   thats what happened to me
3.0 14.392@97.237 2.302 60ft
OEM 4-bolt LCA's $105 each
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damn i sorry to hear about your car bro
1995 Ford Mustang GT
Magnaflow Exaust
Clear Corners
BBK Cold Air Intake
MSD Ignition
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2 12' Alpine Type S Subs in Alpine Box
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1996 Ford Contour GL
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Would the water pump send anti freeze every where under the hood?  Maybe he'll be lucky and it will only be a hose. Given that he has some pretty high mileage IIRC then that wouldn't to unlikely.
Green 96 mystique gs 4cyl mtx
16.9 in the 1/4 mile @102500 miles
95SE in Midnight Red MTX
MSDS headers and y-pipe
SVT exhaust
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Full pre 98 SVT body kit
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It could be the pump since the failure of the pump would cause the temperature to rise, causing the antifreeze to overflow from expansion. An easy and relatively cheap fix if caught in time...about an hour of labour plus the part.
Good luck FastDad!
Focus SE Sport Wagon (the wife's)
Mazda3 (mine)
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It is probably the pump. Same thing happened to me when mine went. Antifreeze was coming out of the overflow and going everywhere. Made some really nice white smoke though .
99 CSVT Green/Tan
# 84 of 2760
Built on Wednesday, September 30, 1998
15.376 @ 92.00 MPH Stock
75,000Km
96 Contour GL
2.5L V6 ATX 170,000Km
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It's unanimous. Without even looking at the car, we all agree it's probably the water pump. Happened to me last spring on a Saturday morning in Flesherton, Ontario. Car stayed at Boyd Bros. Ford (very small dealership) until Monday for the T-stat. Found that the T-stat wasn't the problem, it was the WP. Finally got the car back on the Wednesday. Broke again next week. Turns out they installed a rebuilt water pump.
I borrowed the 'rents car for the week.
In all, I had 3 more NEW Ford pumps installed over last spring/summer (4 replacements in all). I bought more Prestone than any individual in Ontario last year.
Bottom line: If it isn't under warranty, get an aftermarket water pump.
Craig
ex-98 Mystique LS 2.5L auto
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Your best bet is to get the part number of a water pump with a metal impeller.
(SP motersport has it)
Find out what it is and order it somewhere in Canada. Do not buy the ford
replacement pump because it comes with a plastic impeller. Unless it's to
late, get the pump and install it your self. When my water pump went on me,
the dealer wanted 285 (US) on top the the inspection fee. My buddy did it in
one hour and it only cot me the price of the new pump and case of beer.
ED
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With 149 posts I thought you'd know about the early w/p's. Hell all the w/p's.
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-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
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i replaced my original water pump at 170k tinking i cheated time long enough. To my suprise, it was the new one with the white impellar.
For the price of replacement, i considered myself a stupid for not doing it earlier even though nothing happened.
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