I had to have my water pump replaced on my '95 Saturn because the car was leaking coolantFirst, why does the coolant leak with a bad water pump? Second, I paid $250 part and labor. Did I get screwed or is that pretty fair?
first off a water pump does NOT have bearings as the previous person commented , they have bushings and the bushings are made of brass and with time the brass wears out and causes a leak. some water pumps have weep holes so when the bushing goes bad water would leak from the hole instead of in the motor. 250 is a fair price considering how much work it takes to get to them. I just did a alternator on my wife's car and we had to jack the motor half way out to get to it
Sounds like a fair price. Sometimes water pumps will get a crack, or they will leak from the bearing area. If you know how to use a wrench you can probably do it yourself, I have done it several times on my cars. But $250 doesn't sound too bad. The pump was probably about $50 to $75, plus you have to pull the pump off from below, so if you don't have jack stands or tools, it may be worth a hundred bucks or so to let someone else do it.
$250 on a 2003 Saturn l200 is nothing. totally different fom a 95 Saturn.
i doubt that your motor vehicle has 2 gasoline pumps yet till now you replace the pump have it examined first ! as nicely the pump it must be some thing else like the pump relay or the fuse ! no longer commencing ought to additionally be a clogged gasoline filter out ! getting back to the thermostat and water pump ! confident you are able to replace them in case you have the magnificent equipment and your robotically vulnerable !
