my car was getting close to over heating all day then it just stalled on the highway theres smoke coming from near the pump and u can smell something burning and coolant a friend of mine has a pretty good idea its the waterpump.....so i ordered Meziere electric pump from jegs and hes going to do it for me i was wondering how big of a job it is and how long it should take? ive heard its a huge job and not to bad of a job so im kind of confused about it

 

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Its not a hard job, I did it. Also, while your doing it, might as well put a 160 degree thermostat in.

Oh and check out this, snice your down there, might as well...

http://www.fastlouis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=249

Also, you might needs something able to cut plastic, the waterpump(well mine did) will stick out more and hit the fan housing, so i might have to trim them up.

 

if it just stalled, i would be concerned that your water pump drenched your opti, however my pump leaked for a day or so and didnt hurt my opti, but it never stalled or sputtered either.

 

Hey....while your down there....might as well changed the opti.(sorry, couldn't help myself after rereading my first post)

 

yeah but it fired right back up.....and i cant really afford to buy an opti too after reading some horror stories about the electric ones i cancelled my order just gonna get a stock one i just want my car to be reliable.

 

The difficulty of the job depends on the mechanic. I'm a student training to be a mechanic and I can see it taking about 4 hours to do. I did the job in about 2 because I've been there before and knew what I was doing.

 

GM wants $277 for the pump and i dont have time to order from gmpartsdirect is the ASC pump from autozone that bad? i mean it comes with a lifetime warranty and i just drive my car i dont race or anything

 

I bought a reman from Autozone and had to replace it within3 months. But, the second one is doing just fine. Once you get through changing it out the first time, each time is quicker after that. I'd go with the lifetime from Autozone if all you are looking for is just to have a reliable car, no need for electric and no need to spend your left nut for a stock one also.

 

I have horror stories about the Meziere Electric H2o Pumps as well. Which is why I bought a CSI and never looked back.