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Just to let u all know...my water pump blew the hell up at 72,865 miles..well more like 72,862 miles cuz i dont know how long it was in the red...funny thing is i usually keep an eye on dat gauge...luckily its covered under ESP...its ironic this happened because i was gonna put the car in the shop tomorrow cuz the A/C accumulator is leaking...hopefully i didnt blow the damn head gasket on the biiaattcchhh...hell i have a quad 4 and neva blew that gasket and they blow for the hell of it..:-)..anyway i'm gonna have the IMRC replaced as well some other issues i'm having...ford will love me...hopefully the tow guy didnt bend the damn control arms pulling it on the flatbed...if so..guess that'll be in another post.
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I hope the ESP you're referring to is from the factory, because I know most extended warranties don't cover damage due to overheating. They might pick up the cost of the water pump, but that's nothing compared to the cost of the damage that might be done to your motor.
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At 6+ years of age what more could you want? And what's with the punk gangsta street talk? 
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In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.
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Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
And what's with the punk gangsta street talk?
He's from Forestville!
Nothin personal dude. Water pump failure is pretty common on all cars. Have you ever changed the coolant? Rancid collant can each most of your cooling system to bits.
-Andy
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Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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Originally posted by Andy W.:
He's from Forestville!
Nothin personal dude. Water pump failure is pretty common on all cars. Have you ever changed the coolant? Rancid collant can each most of your cooling system to bits.
-Andy
No, just on Contours it seems.
Before it was involved in an accident and then she sold it, my Mom had 146,000 on her 90 Chevy Corsica, the water pump failed at 142,000.
My uncle had 112,000 on his 1991 pick-up when he sold it, still had the original water pump.
So you see water pumps from eariler model years last longer than on newer Contours. Doesnt make sense does it, you think it would have gotten better over the years.
Mine hasnt failed yet only at 63k, but hoepfully it doesnt fail cause I cant afford a repair bill.
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Listen dick!
My father owns a shop and when I talk to him one of the most common repairs is a water pump, I spent summers there and am regularly there. Our's take 15 min to replace. Other you have to pull the entire time belt/chain cover. And if you don't to any maintenance on the system I'd expect it to fail over 7 years.
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
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Originally posted by Andy W.:
Listen dick!
My father owns a shop and when I talk to him one of the most common repairs is a water pump, I spent summers there and am regularly there. Our's take 15 min to replace. Other you have to pull the entire time belt/chain cover. And if you don't to any maintenance on the system I'd expect it to fail over 7 years.
-Andy
I have a coolant flush done when the time comes. I was saying water pumps last a long time on most cars, and that the failure isnt that common. Sure it happens, but I doubt that is the most common repair, maybe at his shop.
Secondly on your car if you do a half ass job 15 minutes sounds about right.
I have a Zetec so it different about 3 hours.
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Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Secondly on your car if you do a half ass job 15 minutes sounds about right.
If it takes you longer than 15 minutes it means you're retarded.
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Originally posted by Davo7SVT:
Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Secondly on your car if you do a half ass job 15 minutes sounds about right.
If it takes you longer than 15 minutes it means you're retarded.
According to flat rate it is longer than 15 minutes, just over 1 hour.
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Originally posted by Davo7SVT:
Originally posted by HITMANinMI:
Secondly on your car if you do a half ass job 15 minutes sounds about right.
If it takes you longer than 15 minutes it means you're retarded.
LOL.. I was about to quote that! It's either You are half an ass to take 3 hours to change your water pump or you are just plain dumb.
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