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View Poll Results: When did your water pump fail or leaked, or was replaced before failure or leak | |||
Leaked or failed less than 65,000 miles | 0 | 0% | |
Leaked or failed 65,001- 100,000 miles | 6 | 16.22% | |
Leaked or failed 100,001- 130,000 miles | 8 | 21.62% | |
Leaked or failed more than 130,000 miles | 2 | 5.41% | |
Replaced (no failure or leak) less than 65,000 miles | 1 | 2.70% | |
Replaced (no failure or leak) 65,001- 100,000 miles | 1 | 2.70% | |
Replaced (no failure or leak) 100,001- 130,000 miles | 13 | 35.14% | |
Replaced (no failure or leak) more than 130,000 miles | 6 | 16.22% | |
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll |
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Water Pump
There has been a debate on the "other" list as to how long the SVX water pump can be expected to last and whether it should be routinely replaced with the timing belt every 60,000 miles. To help settle this, I would like to poll those who have experienced failed or leaking water pumps as to at what mileage it failed or started leaking or, alternatively, when you replaced it with no leaks or failure.
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I voted 65-100k (mine had 90k), but mine didn't "leak" or "fail." Instead it began to squeak and make very strange noises (sounded kind of like a dying mouse). I interpretted this as a sign it was about to go, and decided to replace it before I had any serious problems.
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Yhanks. I would agree that that is a "failure." Maybe I should have labelled it "changed preventively" instead.
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I replaced mine when I replaced the radiator, it was still working fine at 160k.
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I have not replaced one yet. No way to vote that way.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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Mine, which was not leaky or noisy, was replaced in early spring, along with the front seals, thermostat, and timing belt. (Crank seal was leaking.) In retrospect, having never experienced a water pump failure in several high-mileage Subarus, I think I might have jumped the gun.
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I'm also in the category of "Original pump" (as far as I know). I do have a brand new one still in the bag ready to go though.
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I would say that if you haven't replaced it yet, and you have over 130,000 miles on it, then you could check the last category and still be honest.
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wasser pump
The poll said I already voted... I didn't...ghosts The pump was changed at 120k so i'm told with no failure. It used to be a Honda hype. New T belt = new water pump. Subies seem to last longer.
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I replaced mine just after 130k, but it had no prior problems.
Ironically, the new one that I installed worked for a few weeks, then suddently started leaking like a sieve. |
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Failed after 2 or 3k miles.
Of owning it I mean. That would be about 83k.
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We've a member here that had his car towed to me some time ago because his water pump seized and destroyed the idlers, tensioner and belt from the resulting shock. He had a Subie dealer in CA do the service routine not long before but they neglected to change, or recommend, the pump at that time, even though they did do the belt. At around $124 - $140 for each of the idlers it doesn't make much sense to not plan on replacing the pump during the t-belt service.
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cool
Look like we got a really good water pump......
My original one still runs great at 67k in a 12yrs old machine. Hope to have many, many miles to go... After reading Beav's post, when, when and when should I change mine? Does it have any warning before it happens? Leaking is better than seizing! Maybe I should put some 'lubricant' for the pump........
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