I think I'm the first... Sounds like a bearing may be starting to seize. Looks like I'll be pulling it off and reinstalling the stocker temporarily until I can sort this out. More to come.
I'm going to pull it off and see. I've heard of at least one other case where the impeller was too far on the shaft and causing it to bind. There is a set screw to adjust. I'm hoping that's all it is.
Have a Capecodder for me... I'm stuck at work until 6am.
I just don't know if I could trust an electric water pump. To vital to the system... its hard enough for me to trust the fuel pump.
I think they're generally pretty reliable. I'm hopeful this can be recovered and I haven't damaged it internally. If not, it's still under warranty. Either way, I'll stick with the electric pump. It cools so much better than stock.
I think I'm the first... Sounds like a bearing may be starting to seize. Looks like I'll be pulling it off and reinstalling the stocker temporarily until I can sort this out. More to come.
Hi stlwagon,
Nope I beat you by 2 1/2 months. Mine worked great but started to sound funny so I pulled it and they gave me a new one. I just never got around to putting it back in. Maybe I'll get motivated and beat you to it.
HTH
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Nope I beat you by 2 1/2 months. Mine worked great but started to sound funny so I pulled it and they gave me a new one. I just never got around to putting it back in. Maybe I'll get motivated and beat you to it.
HTH
And here I thought I was just special What failed on it? Was it an internal bearing or just the idler going bad? If I need a new one, it's going to sit in the box until next summer!
And here I thought I was just special What failed on it? Was it an internal bearing or just the idler going bad? If I need a new one, it's going to sit in the box until next summer!
Hi stlwagon,
The pump worked great as you know but it started to make a slight noise that I could hear when the key was on and I was under the hood. I don't know if it was serious or not but I pulled it anyway and they gave me a new unit without bickering about it. It may have only been the idler pulley noise, I don't know if there was a problem or not and they never told me. I'm in SoCal and the cooling difference on hot days in traffic and the ability to cool the engine while at rest were important features to me.
HTH
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stlwagon, that totally sucks. The electric water pump is one mod I've not tried yet, not because I'm afraid it'll break, just never really got around to it.
Where did you get it? What brand? Do you have an estimate of how much RWHP you got out of it?
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2005 Mustang GT with 04 Cobra iron block, 300 ci, Kenne Bell 2.6l twin screw, P&P S3 Heads, SS valves, Comp S3 cams, Currie 9+ 9" rear end and DS (coming soon), Hurst shifter, BMR K-member, A-arms, LCAs & UCA, JBA long tubes & mid-pipe, Accel COPs, GT500 fuel pumps, much more... 659 RWHP, 598 Tq @ 12 psi & 5800 RPM
stlwagon, that totally sucks. The electric water pump is one mod I've not tried yet, not because I'm afraid it'll break, just never really got around to it.
Where did you get it? What brand? Do you have an estimate of how much RWHP you got out of it?
It's a Meziere pump. Honestly can't remember where I bought it. I'll have to look for the receipt. I figure maybe 8 rwhp. Mfg says 12 but I think that's a little high. I'll pull it off tomorrow and see what I find.
stlwagon, that totally sucks. The electric water pump is one mod I've not tried yet, not because I'm afraid it'll break, just never really got around to it.
Where did you get it? What brand? Do you have an estimate of how much RWHP you got out of it?
Hi 5twenty,
The Meziere is a very high quality pump and in theory should have just as long a useful service life as a mechanical water pump. If you live in a hot area with traffic an electric water pump is a fine addition to your engine combination and it reduces your parasitic engine losses to the tune of about 8RWHP peak (seen on my own dyno testing anyway).
If you drag race in particular brackets or ET racing this is a very good addition to help with your consistancy because you can leave with exactly the same coolant temps. Combined with an automatic transmissions the S197GT should be more repeatable than without.
HTH
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'05 Ford S197 Mineral Gray Mustang GT Too many mods to list, check my profile if interested
'95 BMW E36 Cosmos Schwartz M3 Mild restomod project with my teen-age sons
The Meziere is a very high quality pump and in theory should have just as long a useful service life as a mechanical water pump. If you live in a hot area with traffic an electric water pump is a fine addition to your engine combination and it reduces your parasitic engine losses to the tune of about 8RWHP peak (seen on my own dyno testing anyway).
If you drag race in particular brackets or ET racing this is a very good addition to help with your consistancy because you can leave with exactly the same coolant temps. Combined with an automatic transmissions the S197GT should be more repeatable than without.
HTH
I agree with Sportspix. The pump is high quality and the better cooling is worth it in itself even without the nominal HP gains. Other than his and mine, I've heard of no other failures. I have heard of electrical relay issues but that is unrelated to the physical pump.
Electric water pump failing?? 
What failed on it? Was it an internal bearing or just the idler going bad? If I need a new one, it's going to sit in the box until next summer!
