Leaking water pump? need help
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Leaking water pump? need help
i got an oil change about 1.5-2 months ago and they said that they had found that my water pump was leaking but they said it didnt need to be fixed right away. they just said watch the temp and coolant.
Well my temp has been fine and i just checked my coolant for the first time in a couple of weeks and the container is only about 1/2 full and way below the line.
so what coolant to i use and should i fix it now?
Well my temp has been fine and i just checked my coolant for the first time in a couple of weeks and the container is only about 1/2 full and way below the line.
so what coolant to i use and should i fix it now?
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but do u think that is the problem, the leaky water pump? the dealer said they would do it for 900$ which im not looking forward to paying...
but what kind of coolant do i refill it with bc i kinda scared of driving it with about a 1/3 full resevoir(spell?)
but what kind of coolant do i refill it with bc i kinda scared of driving it with about a 1/3 full resevoir(spell?)
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yeah ok but what do i fill up the resovior with (what type of coolant) and is it the water pump that is making me lose coolant. and im not leaking anything from underneith my car so i dont know where its going
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If your losing coolant and you see no obvious leaks, check the water pump. Its supposed to be replaced every 90K anyway (assuming its newer once again) 60K if its older than 96ish
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Try the Bars Stop Leak Pellets. You pour that into your radiator while it's cold. That's fixed a MAJOR leak for me, and so far so good. I was losing 1 gallon of coolant every 3 days, now I'm not losing any.
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well its fine now somehow... and i never filled the coolant.
i dont really know what is going on bc it was really low for about 2 or 3 checks in a row and now its right at the full line...
i didnt notice the low line before so i dont think i was ever too low bc it didnt go below the low mark on the resevoir.
But i dont really know why the levels were different each time i checked lol??? the only thing i can think of is that the engine was warm, but i know it wasnt warm for all of the checks. either that or it didnt completely recirculate through or something???
anyways my cars fine even tho im kinda confused
i dont really know what is going on bc it was really low for about 2 or 3 checks in a row and now its right at the full line...
i didnt notice the low line before so i dont think i was ever too low bc it didnt go below the low mark on the resevoir.
But i dont really know why the levels were different each time i checked lol??? the only thing i can think of is that the engine was warm, but i know it wasnt warm for all of the checks. either that or it didnt completely recirculate through or something???
anyways my cars fine even tho im kinda confused
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