Water pump went out today.

[antny]

I don't know if I would put another plastic impeller water pump back in. That is one of the reasons the stock pump fails. Just my two sense. I think the pierburg is the cheaper better alternative to the OEM pump and it has a composite impeller blade.

[ScottStu]

Yeah, we got about 4 inches last night...

I got a couple of squeals at start up, I thought it was the starter. Then it made a noise at the stop light before getting home and the heater temp went down but would get hot if you turned it up so I guess I got lucky.

I ordered a Pierburg off Pelican parts. I hope I did good?

Should be a interesting change out.

[rfuerst911sc]

Inspect the old pump when you remove it to make sure the impellars didn't break down the last thing you want is pieces of the water pump stuck in the coolant passage ways. Can lead to cracked heads.

[hancock1701]

Originally Posted by ScottStu

Yeah, we got about 4 inches last night...

I got a couple of squeals at start up, I thought it was the starter. Then it made a noise at the stop light before getting home and the heater temp went down but would get hot if you turned it up so I guess I got lucky.

I ordered a Pierburg off Pelican parts. I hope I did good?

Should be a interesting change out.

I just did mine too, even though it wasn't giving me trouble, just preventative. The old one I took out was a Pierburg also, still in great shape after 60k miles. Put a new Pierburg in, no problem with installation or part condition.

[shacky]

Did you go in from bottom or behind seats?

[kjc2050]

Originally Posted by antny

I don't know if I would put another plastic impeller water pump back in. That is one of the reasons the stock pump fails. Just my two sense. I think the pierburg is the cheaper better alternative to the OEM pump and it has a composite impeller blade.

Just curious: what is the difference between "plastic" and "composite"?

And, sorry, it's "two cents," not "two sense."

[Jamesp]

Originally Posted by kjc2050

Just curious: what is the difference between "plastic" and "composite"?

And, sorry, it's "two cents," not "two sense."

I'd never thought of "sense". It could also be "two scents". No wonder English is hard to learn. And composite implies two or more materials used together (e.g. fiberglass), plastic implies a single material injection molded to make the part.

[kjc2050]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

I'd never thought of "sense". It could also be "two scents". No wonder English is hard to learn. And composite implies two or more materials used together (e.g. fiberglass), plastic implies a single material injection molded to make the part.

My two cents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[ScottStu]

Well the pump got lost in the mail, or so they say. They said they sent out another one yesterday so this will put me about a week of not driving the boxster. At least the weather sucks so its not as bad.

[CoBeerToad]

You can get the coolant at O'Reilly's. They had to have some sent over from a couple other stores, but sometimes it beats waiting for the mail.

[ScottStu]

Yeah, if I don't get the right answer in the morning I will be going over.