what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
10-04-2007, 03:05 AM
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Re: what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
10-04-2007, 06:25 AM
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Re: what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:05:11 -0700, Phil Payne
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
10-04-2007, 06:25 AM
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Re: what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:05:11 -0700, Phil Payne
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
10-04-2007, 06:25 AM
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Re: what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:05:11 -0700, Phil Payne
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
10-04-2007, 06:25 AM
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Re: what would cause a water pump to fail at 48k miles?
On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:05:11 -0700, Phil Payne
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
<phil@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
>On Oct 3, 12:30 am, KLS <xyme...@suds.com> wrote:
>> Just had the water pump, et al, changed out on my 98.5 A4Q 2.8 for the
>> second time. The factory stuff I changed at 63k out of caution, this
>> stuff was just replaced because the water pump was beginning to fail
>> after only 47k miles. What would cause this to happen?
>
>Usually the monkey lad has overtightened the cam belt.
That makes perfect sense; the water pump bearings were starting to go,
and it was making noise, which is how the mechanics detected it. These
mechanics are not the ones who installed the failed water pump, and
I'm confident they've installed the new one and associated tensioner
pulleys and timing belt correctly. Car still drives great; I'm happy
to have it back.
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