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My water pump went out at 155k, 2006 BMW 325i auto
Pros: decent lifespan
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 249438 km
I’m at 180k, holding strong
Pros: excellent longevity
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 289681 km
My 330i started throwing codes around 135k. Replaced it for peace of mind and it turned out to be the original. I’ve heard somewhere that the water pump used in the 2006 325 and 330i is a bit different and lasts longer
Pros: good longevity
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 217261 km
Original water pump, lasted to 167k!
Pros: long lifespan
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 268730 km
I replaced my water pump at about 205K miles. I had seen someone on e90post mentioning he saw fault codes before his pump failed. I decided I could wait if I kept a close eye. At about 205K miles was when I saw a fault code via ISTA/D. It mentioned something about "...water pump speed deviation..."
Pros: kept a close eye
Cons: water pump speed deviation
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 330000 km
Yup, that's happens when they decided to put water pump INSIDE the engine. Ask me why i would never own a newer Ford. Oh, and a timing belt cooled by engine oil, what could possibly ever go wrong? Last 10 years Ford has managed to come up dumbest engine designs.
Cons: water pump inside engine, dumb design
Vehicle:
Ford
I had the same issue with the same Ford motor 3.7 in my Mazda Cx9, it is internal water pump
Cons: internal pump issue
Vehicle:
Mazda
I had one go bad on my Ford flex... The pump is inside the timing chain cover. Most places have to drop the engine, I got lucky and the place I went the guy was able to do it without removing the engine.
Cons: pump went bad, difficult to access
Vehicle:
Ford
The 3.5 engine is garage with this design. Had an Edge from new and out 150,000 miles on it in 13 years. I was always dreading this failure and luckily dodged it before selling it.
Cons: poor design, dreaded failure
Vehicle:
Ford
Awful design by Ford to put the water pump inside the engine. I almost bought one of these used a few years ago, but backed out after reading about 3-4k jobs to replace a water pump at 180-100k miles.
Cons: awful design, expensive replacement
Vehicle:
Ford
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