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Wow, that's really disappointing to hear of all the difficulty. I don't think any of us would feel any better about it at this point.
Hope you find the help you're looking for, I don't have any experience pulling the engine in one of these.
Hope you find the help you're looking for, I don't have any experience pulling the engine in one of these.
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Glad to hear you got back on the road. My '07 Kia has been the most reliable 10-year-old car I could ever imagine....my ex-wife put 60K miles in 2.5 years with virtually no mechanical failures whatsoever. I think they used to be junk years ago, but I'd trust an older Kia over a Ford any day.
Not that I think Ford makes junk, but you are a shining example of what can happen with a potentially hazardous design like that. Water pump failures don't seem that common on these yet, but when they happen it's a big deal.
Not that I think Ford makes junk, but you are a shining example of what can happen with a potentially hazardous design like that. Water pump failures don't seem that common on these yet, but when they happen it's a big deal.
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If the water pump fails on this engine, only valve covers and engine front cover need to be removed to access and replace the water pump. Is it labour intensive? Relatively speaking, yes. Would it be a reason for me not to consider this vehicle? No. As I've mentioned in another thread, I have replaced NUMEROUS water pumps on these 3.5/3.7 engines on the Taurus and Explorer Interceptors, but I believe those failures are attributed to the extremely high engine hours counts on those particular vehicles. On civilian vehicles, I have replaced maybe a few, but not every single one of them are experiencing this failure by any means. And by the way, on THOSE vehicles I don't pull the engine to replace the water pumps. On the Edge/MKX and older (pre-2013 model year) MKZ on the other hand, where space is much tighter in the engine compartment, yes I do drop the engine out the bottom to gain access to the front cover.
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Thanks for the perspective, Mike. I've heard of at least a few of these that contaminate the oil with coolant, like the OP in this thread. How often have you seen that in the failed pumps you've seen?
Good to know...so the newer MKZs are better, how about the Explorers? Roughly how many hours does it take you to do one?
And by the way, on THOSE vehicles I don't pull the engine to replace the water pumps. On the Edge/MKX and older (pre-2013 model year) MKZ on the other hand, where space is much tighter in the engine compartment, yes I do drop the engine out the bottom to gain access to the front cover.
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