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Originally Posted by Doug&Julie
Soooo....what does a failing water pump sound like?
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Yep, high pitched squeal. When mine failed, I could see puffs of steam coming from the passenger side engine vent because it was throwing small amounts of coolant out from the bearing area onto the belt and hot engine. Oh and when I got home and coolant poured out all over my driveway from the area when I removed the coolant cap (realeasing the vacuum), it was a pretty dead giveaway.
My experience was pretty stressful. I had owned the car for 24 hours when it failed. I didn't know a whole lot about cars and of course was freaked out about what was wrong with the car I'd just bought, but the little dealer I picked it up from was really reasonable and paid for a new pump. Since learning to work on this car was a goal when I got it, I didn't mind doing the work myself. It was actually pretty fun. And if I was able to handle the job myself as my first real car repair, I think most people out there can knock this one out in a couple hours.