Do you take your car to "tire shops" for service?
My wife blew out a tire last week and we went up to firestone to have it replaced. The car has been leaking coolant for a little bit and we asked them to take a look.
After SIX HOURS, they finally get the car in, and after a few minutes they take us back into the shop. Guy says they don't have the right cap to do a pressure test on the cooling system... OK, fine... then he points to the power steering pump, where coolant has settled on the top fitting (just below the thermostat housing)... and says
"We think the leak is coming from this fitting on the water pump, however we don't want to wrench it down and break something until we do the pressure test, though this is the only evidence we can find of a leak"
This was Saturday, already after their closing time. I hate getting jerked around. If you don't want to stay after hours to do the pressure test you shouldn't have taken the car in the first ****ing place (which was at NOON). Second... in what ****ing world is the water pump EVER driven off the accessory belt... My knowledge may be limited, but in every car I have ever seen, it's always on the timing belt.
Either way, the next day I fill up the surge tank... let the car warm up and go out and take a look... sure enough it's dripping from the thermostat housing.
:roll: /gripe
Re: Do you take your car to "tire shops" for servi
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Originally Posted by exodus
My wife blew out a tire last week and we went up to firestone to have it replaced. The car has been leaking coolant for a little bit and we asked them to take a look.
After SIX HOURS, they finally get the car in, and after a few minutes they take us back into the shop. Guy says they don't have the right cap to do a pressure test on the cooling system... OK, fine... then he points to the power steering pump, where coolant has settled on the top fitting (just below the thermostat housing)... and says
"We think the leak is coming from this fitting on the water pump, however we don't want to wrench it down and break something until we do the pressure test, though this is the only evidence we can find of a leak"
This was Saturday, already after their closing time. I hate getting jerked around. If you don't want to stay after hours to do the pressure test you shouldn't have taken the car in the first ****ing place (which was at NOON). Second... in what ****ing world is the water pump EVER driven off the accessory belt... My knowledge may be limited, but in every car I have ever seen, it's always on the timing belt.
Either way, the next day I fill up the surge tank... let the car warm up and go out and take a look... sure enough it's dripping from the thermostat housing.
:roll: /gripe
Dude you have the Plastic housing right? they break. it's how they are made. the new 07's and 08's the housing is metal. all you have to do is hit a speed bump to hard and the plasic housing breaks. i would think the 07's or 08's would be a match and fit.