Clay County Transmission & AutoCare
Quality Work At A Fair Price!
Clay County Transmission III Inc Tech Question:
I was driving on I-295 when my vehicle engine temperature started to get hot. Like I was told by my Dad, I turned off my air conditioner and was able to drive the short distance to my meeting, Afterward I found a local shop. It turns out that my water pump was leaking. It cost me many hundreds of dollars to get it fixed. What could I have done to avoid this?
Clay County Transmission III Inc Answer:
This guy's story really did have a happy ending. When you continue driving your vehicle with an overheating condition you risk a catastrophic engine failure. It really is a good idea to pull over and let your vehicle engine cool down before driving again. If you add water or coolant, be sure your engine is cool or you risk serious burns.
Now there's no way for you to know when your water pump will fail – they just wear out. This person's water pump replacement was more because his water pump is driven by his timing belt. That requires a lot of hours to get to the water pump and then put everything back on the engine.
A money saving tip from Clay County Transmission: if your water pump is driven by your timing belt – replace the pump when you have your scheduled timing belt replacement. That way most of the work is already done and you don't have to pay for it twice.
Check with your friendly and knowledgeable professionals at Clay County Transmission about when your timing belt should be replaced.
Give us a call
Clay County Transmission
2485 CR 220 2456 Blanding Blvd 8333 103rd Street
Orange Park, FL 32068 Middleburg, FL 32068 Jacksonville, FL 32210
904-264-2874 904-282-9771 904-619-4631
http://WWW.CLAYCOUNTYTRANS.COM
At Clay County Transmission we install quality NAPA replacement parts.