3 months ago I had to replace the water pump on my Jeep (for $600!!!). Now I have leaking again and they are telling me that I need a new radiator. I'm wondering how did they know I needed a water pump last time (it was leaking just like now) and not a new radiator like they're saying this time? I know nothing about anything, and I feel like I'm not informed enough to know what they're really doing. Is this common?
Could be both. The water pump may have been leaking. Did the leak stop after the work was done? If so then it was leaking. The radiator may just have lived out it's life. Corrosion will eventually cause these types of things. I don't know where you're located but $600 for a water pump is a rip off. Maybe you went to the dealer? If it's not under a warranty and you're not buying a new one the jeep does not belong at the dealership. I recently did my water pump on my 94. $100 including new hoses and about 45 minutes. So even parts mark up and $60 labor should have been about $210 or so. For the radiator they are about $150 again depending on where you are. See if you can get a 3 core. More cooling capacity almost the same price. If you're around Maryland e-mail me and I can help you do it yourself.
which may be a blown head gasket, or worse, a cracked block or head. with the engine cool get rid of the radiator cap and fill to the brim. depart the cap off, hearth it up and look ahead to a slow yet stable circulate of bubbles. in case you have a blown head gasket or a crack the engine will blow combustion gasses into the water jacket. in case you detect this get rid of all spark plugs and look at them heavily. the cylinder with the blown gasket could tutor discoloration or an infection on the plug. you additionally can do a compression attempt, or extra helpful yet a leak down attempt on all cylinders to locate the undesirable one. in case you detect the bubbles you will ought to pull the pinnacle. A blown gasket will happen as a discolored section next to a cylinder.
