alteredwalter
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- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Vehicle Year
- 2005
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hi folks,
I am in the middle of swapping out the heads on my 2005 Ranger (120,000 miles) and I am wondering if it would be a good idea to change out the water pump while I have good access. The fan and rad are off and all of the hoses and brackets are out of the way. It looks like it would be a pain to change later on once every thing is back together.
To this point there are no coolant leaks I can see and the fluid was very clean. The pump spins fine and the bearing seems tight not sloppy. As far as I know the pump is fine, but it seems like others are having issues around the 100-120K mark so I thought it might be a good idea to just go ahead and replace it. But since some of the bolts go through the timing cover and I don't want to compromise the TC seal I wanted to get some opinions from more experienced members and see if:
Thanks in advance
I am in the middle of swapping out the heads on my 2005 Ranger (120,000 miles) and I am wondering if it would be a good idea to change out the water pump while I have good access. The fan and rad are off and all of the hoses and brackets are out of the way. It looks like it would be a pain to change later on once every thing is back together.
To this point there are no coolant leaks I can see and the fluid was very clean. The pump spins fine and the bearing seems tight not sloppy. As far as I know the pump is fine, but it seems like others are having issues around the 100-120K mark so I thought it might be a good idea to just go ahead and replace it. But since some of the bolts go through the timing cover and I don't want to compromise the TC seal I wanted to get some opinions from more experienced members and see if:
- It is a good idea to replace working parts at regular intervals as a preventative measure
- Are there any tips or things I should look out for if I do go ahead.
Thanks in advance