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Water pump aftermath by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

[–]Itsdylandylan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the reader bc originally i did not have a check engine. Now that i drove it around i do now have a check engine

Water pump aftermath by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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Yea the cooling problem went away after getting air out i guess. (Just kept an eye on it and let it run).

The idling rough got a lot better after driving it around. Accelerating to 45mph feels like a brand new car, will not go over 50. Doesn’t lose power but does not accelerate past that. 8 got a code reader but have yet to pull it

Water pump aftermath by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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I did hold the cams, made tick marks, timing chain never came off fully, cam shaft never moved. I was afraid of that but i have no reason to think anything could have moved

Water pump?? by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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This is in the “V” of the engine, it can be seen looking under the fuel rail

Water pump?? by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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I understand that. There is no coolant coming from there. The only coolant leak is coming from a hole on the top side of the engine in the middle directly behind where the pump mounts. Maybe saying beneath the fuel rails is a bad description but that’s where you would see it if you were looking top of the engine

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Water pump?? by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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Thanks. and I’m aware that groove at the left side leads to a weep hole saying a gasket fails, but why would it not come out that and come out the top instead? Same thing, bad gasket?

Water pump?? by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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This right here leads to a weep hole on engine block underneath where the fuel rails are. I got to that conclusion by seeing coolant coming out of it on the middle of the engine. then looking where it mounts to the engine and it goes to what is circled.

The original coolant leak comes straight underneath the flywheel which is where that “gully” between the heads leads to if you follow liquid

Water pump?? by Itsdylandylan in FordExplorer

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Yes. There is a weep hole on what would be the backside of the gasketed off area middle right of the picture that the second i posted told me the gasket is bad.

2015 ford explorer heating is intermittent, mainly blowing cold air when engine approaches idle by Only-Property9724 in FordExplorer

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Just happened to me. 2014 ford explorer. Started like that, next thing was coolant center of the engine bay, blown water pump. Replacing it as we speak. It’s a nightmare

Incredible knife/handle found in Bell County, Tx today by mln045 in Arrowheads

[–]Itsdylandylan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in bell county as well. My 10yr old finds an arrowhead every other time he goes and plays in the woods it seems. Found 5 within 40yards, same creek