redemption

blew a water pump gasket, how much would it cost for a shop do you think to replace it?

mattdel

do it yourself. its easy as pie. a few 14mm bolts, a few 16mm bolts, some cleaning and a couple gallons of 50/50 mix antifreeze, and your done.

if you take it to a shop, expect around $250, because they are going to recommend a water pump replacement while they are there, and they will charge you double what they paid for it.

cassidymustang

+1

redemption

i was using water with the product wetter water in it that wouldnt had blown my gasket would it?

tplwhitegt

Are you positive the gasket went bad or is the pump leaking through the hole on the bottom of the shaft area? Just as mattdel says it is a relativly simple task of changing the gasket or pump. Most shops charge about 70 bucks an hour for labor and list for all parts. A reman A-1 Cardone pump is about 30 bucks an Airtex water pump is new and costs about 50 bucks.

91RedGT

u will was max 12 bucks if u do it urself

redemption

like i just flushed it before i blew the gasket and before it was running prestone antifreeze when i blew it it was running wetter water with water

redemption

its comming from the hole at the bottom of the water pump

redemption

the weep hole i think its called

mattdel

if its coming from that hole, you need to replace it. a regular auto parts store replacement is A-OK, high performance(jegs, summit) replacements aren't needed unless its a track duty car.

again, expect $250-300 for a shop to do it, or around $40-50 to do it yourself, with a few tools and a couple hours labor.