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My water pump went out on my 95 2.5L contour at around 75,000 miles.
1995 V6 ATX LX Contour
1993 V6 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe : 14.371 @ 95.5mph with lots o' wheel spin!
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Well further to my May 12 post above re my '97 I now have to report failure of the black plastic OEM wp on my '98 at 62,000 miles on May 31.
This time 55% of impeller was still wrapped around shaft although not turning due to crack. Three other pieces totalling 40% retrieved, 5% missing. Cone was again OK, with minor scuff marks.
New metal impeller Tredex(GMB) pump now installed.
1998 Mercury Mystique Ls v6
VIN 1MELM66L1WK616503
98 Mystique LS v6 atx 110,000km
97 Contour LX v6 atx 125,000km
stock CD on LS, cass on LX
spoiler, tinted windows on LS only
4 wheel discs on LX only
All other available options on both
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98 E0 SVT, built 5/97, purchased 12/97, vin on request, write jnathanj@earthlink.net for VIN.
Pump failed 6/2002, 44xxx miles, rapid overheat, but thanks to this group have developed habit of checking temp gauge with every scan of the left sideview mirror, so shut down before I got to the red zone. But, that's relative: the car ran
N^ORMAL all its life, which makes the RMAL^| zone that much further away.
Replaced pump with Ford part after service advisor agreed to a them/me 80/20 split for the bill. Out-of-pocket: about $200: $100 for the flatbed towing, $100 for my 20%.
Service advisor showed me the new part, but I couldn't see the impeller, so have no idea what quality is(n't) there.
I know this is an old thread, but a few more bytes won't hurt, right? One more for the archives. I'll log my experience to Blue Oval also.
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Adding my name to the list...
Impeller failed at 119000 km. Dealer: "The impeller has disintegrated all over the place..."
Eric B. Ottawa, ON, Canada 98 Mystique V6 5spd. Toreador Red Modified Airbox with K&N drop-in, Cool Blue bulbs, Homemade solid brass shifter knob, Sony CDX-L300 head unit http://photos.yahoo.com/LBuzzer/
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I just replaced my waterpump in my 95 SE ATX yesterday(7/10/02)at 79,242 miles. I drive the car long distances at late night early morning hours regularly, but fourtunately I happened to be near home when the temp hit the red! I replaced it with one from Advance Auto which is also plastic. I only found about 1/3 of the original impeller so I guess the rest of it was ground down to a fine dust(I HOPE!). I can't see how any large pieces could have gone into the hoses to cause restriction. In anycase, I changed it in my driveway along with the thermostate in about a half an hour and now the car seems to run just as it did originally. Should I go buy a metal impeller waterpump and replace my new replacement just to be safe???
Al
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Arrrg mine just went (I think) ordered a new one anyway.
90k miles
97 lx
Seeya
FUseface
"Superhero Extrordinaire"
"I am Nigh-Invulnerable!"
97 LX Sport
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mine went at 50,000
e-mail for info
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Anthony Mata (Amata@ortc.com) San Jose CA
SVT Contour
VIN #1FAFP68G9WK215731
Water pump failed about 52K- Replaced at my expense.
Engine just died at 64K- Also to be replaced at my expense.
Please get back to us if you hear any new info.
Silver 98 SVT Contour E0 #4124 (Currently on Life Support) Built 11/97 Bought 1/98 Eibach Pro Kit \ Koni \ Niche Pultec 17"x7.5 \ Yokohama Parada 215/17/40 \ Shaved Wheel wells / Brembo-KVR Cross Drilled Rotors / KVR Carbon Fibre Brake Pads / Aeroquip SS Brake Lines \ 21mm Rear Progress Tech. (Powder Coated Black) \ Superchips Auto Meter Pro Shift Light \ Extrude Honed \ Stripped Resonater Street Scene Free Flow Exhaust \ Injen Technology Prototype CAI \ Weapon R filter \ Hose Techniques Red Kit \ Folia Tec Red Caliper Paint \ MOMO (shift knob, pedals, seat belt pads) \ Clarion, Sounstream, Kicker \ Optima Red Top Battery \ SVT Emblem Mods Jet Hot Coatings (25-30% Cooler) on Upper Intake Manifold, Sho Shop Y-Pipe, Cat, and CAI "Come Out...Come Out Where Ever You Are" http://www.geocities.com/speeddemons19
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Just lost mine a few weeks ago at 73,220.
Rob, e-mail me for my VIN: ajchyko@catvexpress.net
'98 Contour LX-White
2.5L ATX
73,250 miles
KKM Tru-Rev / FMS Wires & Bosch +4s
19mm BAT rear swaybar
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Relaced my WP today with a NAPA/GMB. Found the old one to be free of defects- it's going into the spares bin. Easy job- had the new one on in less than an hour, so don't let difficulty stop you. The gasket came off whole- no scraping needed.
'98 SE V-6 5-spd ASB Silver stock
48K miles in May '02
Like it for Oregon coast canyons!
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