Sudden total water pump failure?
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Sudden total water pump failure?
So this weekend I installed my new FMIC and reloacted the battery. I took the car out for a test run and noticed my temps creep up slowly but surely (Griffin rad, Blitz FMIC, not ducted yet). Long story short, I pull the car over at about 205F in block, and notice that I have ZERO pressure in the upper rad hose. I figured it was a stuck thermostat (due for replacement this summer) so I quickly run to Advance and get a stant Tstat (I know OEM is better, but I needed to drive the car 100 miles home that night). Installed Tstat, started car up, and same thing happens. Turns out that I still had zero pressure and the car quickly got up past 200F. Took Tstat out and started car and still no pressure. I figure this has to be the water pump, despite it not leaking at all out the weep hole.
Rad was flushed 5 months ago, and car has run very well (and cool) until Sunday. Has anyone else experienced this kind of failure? I always read that our pumps were pretty good at announcing trouble via the weep hole.
Also: no coolant discoloration, or bubbles with engine running, and no leaks out of heater core hoses, BAC, Turbo feed/return, or primary hoses.
Thoughts? There has been a bit of a strange whirr sound all winter, but I was pretty sure it was the PS pump.
edit: did not drive car home, obviously
Rad was flushed 5 months ago, and car has run very well (and cool) until Sunday. Has anyone else experienced this kind of failure? I always read that our pumps were pretty good at announcing trouble via the weep hole.
Also: no coolant discoloration, or bubbles with engine running, and no leaks out of heater core hoses, BAC, Turbo feed/return, or primary hoses.
Thoughts? There has been a bit of a strange whirr sound all winter, but I was pretty sure it was the PS pump.
edit: did not drive car home, obviously
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Turns out that I still had zero pressure and the car quickly got up past 200F. Took Tstat out and started car and still no pressure. I figure this has to be the water pump...
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