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Originally posted by Janine:

Yes, most WP's are metal, including the Zetec, and I find it hard to believe that they skimped on the Duratec & not the Zetec. ???



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insayne_kokane replied:

Not saying you're wrong, you're probly right, but I replaced my WP at 135K, and it was plastic. Perfect shape also, The color was different, though. The one on the car was black, the one I bought at O'Reilly's was white (or was it the other way around ).



I'm not sure I'm understanding - sometimes hard to get everything clear to each other when communicating thru writing! Bad me for not writing more clearly - sorry.

But in case you think that I'm saying that the original Duratec was not plastic - no, of course I know that it is. All original Duratec WP's were plastic. See my above quote from a previous thread - we have had endless discussions & heartache regarding this, unfortunately, due to so many folks having the original pump die prematurely, & even break apart into a zillion pieces due to the lousy plastic they used.

What I was trying to say was that if their only reason for putting a plastic pump in the V6 was to save money, why didn't they do the same thing in the Zetec & use plastic there to save money? It kinda doesn't make sense that they would skimp on the V6, as it is such a complex engine. But then maybe I'm missing something here! And from all the other stuff I've seen Ford do, nothing would shock me.

BTW, I'm not dead set against replacing w/a metal pump - haven't decided yet - just thinking out loud here, weighing the pros & cons, & looking for other's input, which I greatly appreciate.

insayne_kokane - glad to hear that your pump lasted so long. You must be living right, or holding your mouth just the right way when you drive!

'96 Contour SE Teal Duratec V6 MTX 54,000 Miles (Purchased New) Not a Newbie - Had To Re-register!