Clunking sound, white smoke, overheated engine and coolant

[ikkaro]

Originally Posted by JAAY

Your water pump seized up. Simple repair. Hopefully the car did not get too hot and warp anything. That is what I think happened. Make sure it is replaced with the oem porsche part.

Jay

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I hope the repair is simple indeed! While I did not drive the car long after I noticed that it was overheating...the gauge was on the red zone. Do you know if there is anything I should look for to see if there was lasting damage to the engine as a result of the heat?

Regards

IK

[JAAY]

White Smoke came out of the tail pipes ? If so possibly you blew a head gasket or warped a head. Hopefully the pump just let go and spit out 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.

[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