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Smelled antifreeze and opened the hood. Saw some dripping from water pump. Small puddle on floor was orange rusty color. Drove to dealership and yep. New water pump. I thought 62,000 was a little premature. $1000 in parts and labor, coolant flush. View attachment 199573
Gold plated Platinum for that price.....Platinum impeller? Wow!
Smelled antifreeze and opened the hood. Saw some dripping from water pump. Small puddle on floor was orange rusty color. Drove to dealership and yep. New water pump. I thought 62,000 was a little premature. $1000 in parts and labor, coolant flush. View attachment 199573
Now that your out of warranty, you may want to find a good independent mechanic.
Well you may be an independent shop owner and pushing him that way.And NOT at Pep Boys as dexter suggested above. I wouldn't let pep boys do anything but tires & oil changes, find a good independent shop with a good reputation.
Well you may be an independent shop owner and pushing him that way.
I've had good experiences with Pep Boys.
Also, the OP could have gone to PepBoys for a quote first and then possibly negotiated a better price with the dealer.
The one time I let Pep Boys work on my stuff - ordered tires (good deal, decent tires). Ordered a set of 4, they call me when they are in and I get them installed.
Go to pick up car...3 tires are the same, 1 is different (same size and brand, different model and clearly different tread pattern). So after waiting for the ordered tires to show up, they installed them and either didnt notice the 4th was different, or was hoping *I* wouldnt notice the 4th was different.
Regardless of it the person posting owned an independent shop, Pep Boys has proven to me why I would use an independent shop first.
Mechanical seals dry up, gotta drive your vehicles folks.
One error and you slam 930 shops across the nation?!
Why would an independent be any better?
I guess you don't eat at fast food stores any more because a teenager at one screwed up your order in 1995
.Well you may be an independent shop owner and pushing him that way.
I've had good experiences with Pep Boys.
Also, the OP could have gone to PepBoys for a quote first and then possibly negotiated a better price with the dealer.
That reminds me of this ... it is worth a try.
https://www.amazon.com/ATP-AT-205-Re-Seal-Stops-Bottle/dp/B000NVW1LM