Sunday, February 8, 2009

Jaguar Fix: Water Pump going bad

I had been noticing a whinning noise coming from the front of the engine for a few days. It sounded like a fan bearing going bad and would increase along with the engine speed.

The noise was diagnosed by my Jaguar mechanic as a failing Water Pump and Idler Pulley. He said had I let the problem linger on, the pump and pulley would probably have broken apart and damaged more engine components.

So I was lucky and my wallet is about $380 lighter for parts and labor. But I'm pleased with getting around 145,000 miles out of the original Jaguar Water Pump.

I'm back on the road and Jag is running a lot quieter.