Parts store waterpump ok?

[The Shape]

I put a new waterpump on my GT about two year ago when I did my timing chain. I noticed this morning while changing my oil that it is leaking some from the weep hole. I bought it at advance , I am just wondering if the chain store pumps are known for not lasting or if I just got a bad one? What sucks is I sold my daily driver 2.3 coupe last weekend so for the moment my GT is sole trsansportation And since I am busy as can be all this week I guess I will have to let a shop put it on. Surely the labor on swapping a waterpump can't be to bad.

 

[luckythirteen13]

i have an autozone pump and its working great for me. it was $35 and has a life time replacement warrenty

 

[Mustang5L5]

I have a pep boys pump. It's made by Bosch. Cost about $40 and been fine for 2-3 years

 

[The Shape]

Probably just a bad pump I guess. It does have a warranty I went and picked up another one a little while ago. I will take the bad one back and get my money. I wish I had time to swap it out myself and then this would be a cheap job, I drove it to the parts store. It doesn't seem to be leaking that bad since my coolant level is still ok I assume it is just a small leak. I could "probably" get away with driving it till next weekend till I have time to fix it myself, but I hate to risk it you know.

 

[Jaswir]

just dont get a reman waterpump... but if it was me... and the leak is small and your not having cooling problems... it should last a week... they might charge alot just to do a water pump...i would try to hold out

 

[RYC CUKR]

I would try to stick it out until next weekend. Just carry a couple of gallons of water in the trunk just in case. I had a car in high school that I had to put a gallon of water into in the morning and a gallon in the afternoon. Bad waterpump. Drove it like that for a year and a half.

 

[HISSIN50]

Diversified has new pumps for under 50 bucks IIRC - if you can wait it out and want something else, that might be the way to go.

I also might try and stick it out but that's always risky if you have to drive a lot. Mech fans are kinda tough on water pump bearings.

Good luck James.

 

[stang8urimport]

In the time it's taken you to post twice on here you could have had the pump done...

 

[1991vert]

In the time it's taken you to post twice on here you could have had the pump done...

x2

 

[wythors]

I have a buddy that owns a NAPA store and gets me parts cheap. When I called him to ask about a waterpump on my Bronco, he said to get a factory one since the aftermarket pumps generally last three years of less. I think I paid $58 at the Ford dealer for a new one.

 

[The Shape]

In the time it's taken you to post twice on here you could have had the pump done...

True but the severe thunderstorms and pouring rain that rolled in as I was finishing up my oil change combined with not having a gargae or carport over my head kinda put an end to my wrench turning for the day.

 

[Mike92GT]

I got a brand new factory Ford pump from Summit Racing for $38.00

 

[87Mustang351]

are you guys talking about the main water pump that the fan bolts to if so thats good prices for them wow...

 

[maverick0716]

I bought a stock Ford water pump from Ford Racing for about $50.....they're cheap.

 

[wht93gtEd]

I bought a stock Ford water pump from Ford Racing for about $50.....they're cheap.

and if you've recently changed it, like a year or so, then it should come off fairly easily. Usually all the difficulty changing water pumps comes from old, rusted, 1/4" bolts. If they're new, it's like an hour or two job.