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Hello, I only have only 85k miles and water pump has now failed three times. Each time replaced with OEM by dealer mechanic. What should I replace with for the fourth and final time? Thank you in advance, Al
I bet the first two replacements were unnecessary since extremely minor weep and I was expecting no leak.Really hard to say why then, question I have is, were 3 water pumps replaced with in a year, or 5 years, or 10 years?
Many think that low mileage old cars should have no issues; low mileage is generally good for value, but, in all cases a 26 year old car with low miles has all 26 year old parts, and things like seals, hoses, belts, gaskets, all dry out, wear out, and have a general service life; regardless of mileage. In most cases its better for them to be "used" than sit; especially seals and gaskets.
Sometimes it can be more costly to restore a 30 year old original car with 30K miles than a 10 year old car with 200,000 miles;
Now, that being said, some seeping on the 3.5 water pumps is completely normal; key is "some"; you might have had a dealer that saw a little bit of normal seeping as an opportunity to sell you a water pump job;
I bet the first two replacements were unnecessary since extremely minor weep and I was expecting no leakReally hard to say why then, question I have is, were 3 water pumps replaced with in a year, or 5 years, or 10 years?
Many think that low mileage old cars should have no issues; low mileage is generally good for value, but, in all cases a 26 year old car with low miles has all 26 year old parts, and things like seals, hoses, belts, gaskets, all dry out, wear out, and have a general service life; regardless of mileage. In most cases its better for them to be "used" than sit; especially seals and gaskets.
Sometimes it can be more costly to restore a 30 year old original car with 30K miles than a 10 year old car with 200,000 miles;
Now, that being said, some seeping on the 3.5 water pumps is completely normal; key is "some"; you might have had a dealer that saw a little bit of normal seeping as an opportunity to sell you a water pump job;