My Car has been flirting with the 210 mark in Traffic for the Past couple of Months.....so i look in the Radiator and My Coolant was Basically sludge...Took it to pep Boys and Told them to Do a Flush....45 minutes the Mechanic comes back to tell me that the It needs....
PARTS
Auto belt Tensioner-$80.49
Belt Tensioner Pulley-$27.49
Thermostat-$10.49
Thermostat Housing gasket-$3.48
LABOR
Remove and replace thermostat-$56.70
Remove and replace Serpentine Belt Idler Pulley-$44.50
Remove and replace Serpentine Belt Tensioner-$133.50
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He says that Its getting hot because the Belt is not Staying on track Therefore Not Turning the Water Pump??
I tell them to just do the Flush and i can Do all of that other stuff on my Own Saturday...
The Flush that they do is Pressurized with a machine...I had a Feeling that some problems or Leaks were going to show up......Sure enough today i noticed that there is a Drip behind where the Water Pump is Located! Should i just Replace The Pump to play it Safe....or could it be something else.
P.s. Can You replace a Water Pump without Draining the Coolant? ANd if i have to Drain the Coolant....Where should i Drain it from? Petcock? Plugs in the Block?
Any Help is Greatly Appreciated. thx
PARTS
Auto belt Tensioner-$80.49
Belt Tensioner Pulley-$27.49
Thermostat-$10.49
Thermostat Housing gasket-$3.48
LABOR
Remove and replace thermostat-$56.70
Remove and replace Serpentine Belt Idler Pulley-$44.50
Remove and replace Serpentine Belt Tensioner-$133.50
:eek::bs:
He says that Its getting hot because the Belt is not Staying on track Therefore Not Turning the Water Pump??
I tell them to just do the Flush and i can Do all of that other stuff on my Own Saturday...
The Flush that they do is Pressurized with a machine...I had a Feeling that some problems or Leaks were going to show up......Sure enough today i noticed that there is a Drip behind where the Water Pump is Located! Should i just Replace The Pump to play it Safe....or could it be something else.
P.s. Can You replace a Water Pump without Draining the Coolant? ANd if i have to Drain the Coolant....Where should i Drain it from? Petcock? Plugs in the Block?
Any Help is Greatly Appreciated. thx
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