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Old 05-16-2013, 07:10 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by jb92563 View Post
What sort of noises and symptoms indicate the pump failing.

Reason I ask is because I hear a bit of a rattle when idling that I think is new and my guess would be the pump bearings or the timing chains.

It even does it when hot so thats probably less likely the timing chains?

Would I see coolant loss over time if its the pump bearings?

My car has ~65K miles on it and still on the 1st pump I think.
Take a look at my thread describing my symptoms prior to the failure. Maybe that will help ...

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/45036-example-how-water-pump-failed.html
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