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Hey guys,

Thought ill post a lil thread knowning that this problem all happen to you!!

Just like this!!

I was So happy i had some cash to spend on my r34 me and my mate finailly finshed my custom Zaust, So i went for a drive

Then A guy started 2 FLash his lights like something happend!!! so i pulled over to see wat was going on

my battery light came on open my bonnet to see my Water PUMP BLEW!!!!!!!!!!! Water everywhere God i got pissed off

Why is it every time we wont to do something to our cars we are happy then bad luck strikes and need to spend more money fixing other things!!!!!

- Post ur problems ha . ( might make me feel better lol )

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Water pumps can go anytime you can get one that last you a year or maybe 10 years its wear and tare,

But all good brang it to my Mech's all fixed already lol Faster than i thought it would be!!! Lets hope nothing else goes

!!

lol topaz haha ha yes im afraid that always happends

Levient - How much did you pay ??

My Water pump Blew sometime be cheaps to replace it i got my timming belt done aswell so lets hope its not to to much

after my crash - i got the 32 fixed up alll right n tight, bar a few mis matched panels...

drove it to Kermits with PVC piping as the fmic pipe substitute (dont ask - we had no other way to get it there) and he welded the good stuff on

went to pick it up... and finally wanting to hit gate cuz i hadnt heard it in MONTHS and whaddayaknow...

100m down the road, the fan was on the piss and i didnt realize (drove fine off boost), but as soon as i opened him up, it ate through my power steering belt, my NEW radiator, destroyed the water pump itself, and pretty much confirmed that I needed to replace everything it touched...

had to get it towed home again and a few weeks later was fixed... a second time :banana:

Live and learn I guess. Coodoes to kermit for doing a bang up job though, much <3

*edit - got my water pump from nissan on canning hwy - only $120 :bunny:

Edited by BettyBlue
You should try washing it in the rain!!!! Sounds silly but saves water and apparent stress :P

Try getting caught in the rain while washing your car... Thats just embarrising!! Was nice and clean though... And I skipped the whole drying process

haha we hada landcruiser come into work that had the water pump seperate, fam was part of it to so yeah bye timin cover, fan shroud, radiator- them landy ones aint cheap i tell ya that

My dad's 2000 Mazda Protege was making a weird noise, so we took it to the mechanics. Turned out that the main shaft in the water pump had moved slightly. Got that fixed, picked it up... and left with a job :P Still there actually. I love that car :P

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