Can a car turn off due to a water pump. I am thinking of buying a car that the water pump needs to be replaced, everything else in the car its fine, it turns on lovely but after a little while it turns off, the owner says its because of the water pump. is this possible?
DONT BUY THAT CAR!!!!!!! Those are famous for blowing head gaskets after a nice overheat.And who knows how long he or she drove with it like that.The water pump either works or it dont.Its not electrical.He is full of crap! But it will shut off when it has a leaking head gasket and so much exhaust enters the system. Even if you look at the oil and radiator fluid.sometimes it wont show. DO NOT BUY THAT CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
yes it can IF the car is running hot. id wanna see this happen. when you go to look at the car start it up an let it run til it starts to go past normal,once it goes up past normal you can be sure its the water pump not working,which when newer cars overheat they shut off.jus dont run it hot. id also wanna know that the car runs great. no telling how many times he's let it run hot an shut off like that
if the water pump was bad the car could over heat then shut off on its own. have the car checked by mechanic if it over heats you can warp or crack the block or heads and if they are warped or cracked you will probably spend more on what the car is worth to fix so make sure to have a mechanic check out the vehicle before buying.
I don't think so. Replacing the water pump on most modern cars is not the cheapest thing to do, though it's often near the timing belt which needs to be replaced every 60,000 miles too. I would walk away from this one. Doesn't sound right to me - or it better be a grand or two or three under blue book as you've got some repairs to do before you can drive it. The reason he hasn't replaced the water pump is because it aint' cheap to do so.
What's the make and year of the car? If the water pump is bad the car would overheat, not just shut off edit: If the water pump needs to be replaced the car should be overheating. There has to be another cause for the stalling, perhaps he meant to say fuel pump? or filter? Sounds a bit sketchy to me, have a mechanic check everything for you before you buy it, and if you get the water pump changed get a new timing belt while you're at it. I wouldn't pay more than 500 for it from what I've heard. If you can't do the work yourself you're gonna be looking at some huge mechanic bills. You could definitely find a car for a 1000 that wouldn't require any immediate repairs
