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Originally Posted by Overdrive
Wait a sec...you had to replace the water pump on your trip? Did I miss something above? It didn't fail on you, did it?
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it was "failing." as i was leaving omaha i started hearing what i thought was an occasional brake dragging. as i got into colorado i noticed it was more of a rattle/grinding noise and had gotten a lot more constant. was scared it was the IMS bearing going out.
after a little more thought i remembered seeing some crust on one of the coolant hoses last week when i did an oil change. hooked up the durametric and watched the cam shaft deviation numbers and they didn't change. so figured it had to be the water pump or a pulley.
took it to a denver p-shop and they confirmed the water pump was going out. the pulley was wobbling and the bearings had started to grind.
it was the original pump - the tech said he did have to cut the gasket. 92k miles on it.
