[W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak

[Axel Wulff]

Bellamy,

"A good rule of thumb is a water pump should never cost more than half the
market value of your car.  So while a Pontiac water pump may just cost $33.,
it is really touch-and-go if it is worth doing."

Harsh comment, though for the majority of Pontiacs it is probably correct.

Cheers,

Axel

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of Mister McGoo
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:14 PM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak

 

The shop rate for the water pump is around 4 - 4= hours.  If there is the
slightest doubt about the front engine seal, go the extra, remove the
balancer and replace the seal.  This is NOT a backyard-on-the-ramps type of
job.  For one thing, the water pump bolts are a bitch to get.  The water
pump should be about $140. (considerably more at M-B!)  Change the
thermostat and housing hose as well as the lower rad hose while you're at
it, even if they look OK.  They must come off anyway and they are less than
$20.

A good rule of thumb is a water pump should never cost more than half the
market value of your car.  So while a Pontiac water pump may just cost $33.,
it is really touch-and-go if it is worth doing.

-Bellamy



 


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From:  "Mike R." <mramay at att.biz>
Reply-To:  Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
To:  "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Subject:  RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
Date:  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:54:09 -0800
>The fan clutch took me ten minutes to R&R. Sounds like it's a difficult
>thing for the water pump though. If the harmonic balancer has to come off,
>then it sounds like the radiator has to come out too. No fun here.
>
>Later,
>Mike R.
>(702) 494-8056
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
>On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:35 AM
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>Subject: RE: Re: [W126 Coupe] Coolant Leak
>
>You might want to check with your mechanic what they would charge to do
>it (i.e. it might be cheaper than you think). From what he told me, it's
>not hard, but tedious, and involves everything the service manuals say
>it does. I looked at it, considered what a PITA it would be for me to do
>it, especially considering it was (and is) winter, and it was just
>better to let him do it for a few hundred bucks (I don't have my
>receipts with me but I think it was like $300-400 in labor). You might
>want to check the fan clutch while you're there and replace that at the
>same time.
>Richard
>
>
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