Bad water pump at 45k miles & 6 years

[geep81]

Just chiming in to say I've got play in my water pump pulley and have been hearing what I believe is a bad bearing randomly for a bit now.

I'm starting to not be surprised by things dying earlier than they should on my Ford!

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[paulm1]

Just chiming in to say I've got play in my water pump pulley and have been hearing what I believe is a bad bearing randomly for a bit now.

I'm starting to not be surprised by things dying earlier than they should on my Ford!

Better than a fuel pump dying at 73k. Was going 75mph at the time and she just quit, 21gt 6spd.

 

[Cobra Jet]

The S550 water pump failures with low miles is common…. The factory water pump had a plastic impeller…. Usually it’s the impeller that is failing before the bearing failing.

IIRC, there are S550 pumps available with a metal impeller which will last much longer than the factory unit.

The 95-99 BMW E36 M3’s had the same problem… plastic water pump impellers from the factory that failed prematurely and their aftermarket produced the same upgraded pump with a metal impeller.

It’s cost savings for the vehicle manufacturer on a mass scale, but can be a future costly repair for the vehicle owners…

 

[80FoxCoupe]

The S550 water pump failures with low miles is common…. The factory water pump had a plastic impeller…. Usually it’s the impeller that is failing before the bearing failing.

IIRC, there are S550 pumps available with a metal impeller which will last much longer than the factory unit.

The 95-99 BMW E36 M3’s had the same problem… plastic water pump impellers from the factory that failed prematurely and their aftermarket produced the same upgraded pump with a metal impeller.

It’s cost savings for the vehicle manufacturer on a mass scale, but can be a future costly repair for the vehicle owners…

I've seen some other posts about this failure. I've been around coyotes for a minute and all my pals have been as well, just never seen an impeller issue. Not saying it doesn't happen, just haven't seen it. Usually a seal issue and dripping out of the weep hole is all I've seen. Was this like a gen1 issue or something like that?

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