Rattle from engine, loss of coolant, burning smell?

[Stan_D]

Yes it was the water pump and cheap it aint!

[vman]

Ditto here. I had a rattling sound (started 2 days ago, barely noticeable but by next day on start up, it sounded horrible). I didn't lose coolant but my other symptoms were similar to the orginal poster.

I have 92k miles, cost to replace pump, tensioners, rollers and belts =$1460. I did not have my 90k servive done, the mechanic said the service would have disclosed the pending water pump problem, FWIW.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by vman

Ditto here. I had a rattling sound (started 2 days ago, barely noticeable but by next day on start up, it sounded horrible). I didn't lose coolant but my other symptoms were similar to the orginal poster.

I have 92k miles, cost to replace pump, tensioners, rollers and belts =$1460. I did not have my 90k servive done, the mechanic said the service would have disclosed the pending water pump problem, FWIW.

Yikes. You know that job is less than $300 if you do it yourself and replace the bearings instead of the entire roller and tensioner.