Clunking sound, white smoke, overheated engine and coolant

[BYprodriver]

Good chance you cracked a head

[ikkaro]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Good chance you cracked a head

As Jaay predicted, it was the water pump. The repair shop said that everything else was fine and that there was no need to test the head gasket. Should I follow that advise?

Here is the breakdown of the repairs:

Water pump replacement:
Labor 605
Material: Water pump $380; Multi-rib belt $80

Thermostat replacement:
thermostat with gasket $100 plus $200 for the labor.

Regards,

IK

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by ikkaro

As Jaay predicted, it was the water pump. The repair shop said that everything else was fine and that there was no need to test the head gasket. Should I follow that advise?

Here is the breakdown of the repairs:

Water pump replacement:
Labor 605
Material: Water pump $380; Multi-rib belt $80

Thermostat replacement:
thermostat with gasket $100 plus $200 for the labor.

Regards,

IK

Inspect the old pump impeller to see if any vanes came off, if they did they can lodge in the coolant manifold & cause overheating. Running the engine hot can crack the head. If it is already back together just watch for intermix or any coolant loss.

[Dale_K]

Wow. Over $600 labor to replace a water pump.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by Dale_K

Wow. Over $600 labor to replace a water pump.

The guy lives in DC. A dealership will be charging close to $200/hour. An indy shop will be over $110/hour. Don't know how many total hours of labor were involved, though.

Sounds like he went to a dealership.

[ikkaro]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

The guy lives in DC. A dealership will be charging close to $200/hour. An indy shop will be over $110/hour. Don't know how many total hours of labor were involved, though.

Sounds like he went to a dealership.

No, it was an indy shop. 120 per hour, but they claimed it took them 5. I wish I could do this type of stuff myself...but Im pretty hopeless about this type of repairs. Was 5 hrs for the water pump too much? How much should it have taken them?

Cheers,

IK

[tonycarreon]

the polyrib belt replacement is certainly super easy - i'm not mechanically inclined but had no problem doing it myself.

i have not replaced the water pump or thermostat myself. i'm not sure if i will do it or take it somewhere to be done, but pedro has a good writeup on how to do it - as well as how to do a lot of other projects.

i will say that through this forum as well as pedro and mike focke's site i have gained enough knowledge and confidence to tackle some other jobs - namely replacing the alternator, spark plugs and doing my own oil changes. my last oil change i went to a local dealership and "rented" their lift for $11. was a lot nicer than having to lay on my back in the driveway.

the quote for the thermostat is pretty much what i have been given ($359.97 parts & labor).

http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/Replace_Water_Pump.html

[danyl55]

Originally Posted by ikkaro

As Jaay predicted, it was the water pump. The repair shop said that everything else was fine and that there was no need to test the head gasket. Should I follow that advise?

Here is the breakdown of the repairs:

Water pump replacement:
Labor 605
Material: Water pump $380; Multi-rib belt $80

Thermostat replacement:
thermostat with gasket $100 plus $200 for the labor.

Regards,

IK

You paid too much--I recently had mine done for just under 900.00--included everything you had done plus hoses and collant flush. How could they charge you 200 labor for thermostat when they were already in there doing the water pump?

[MSull788]

ouch unbelievable