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Originally Posted by wbv
[*]Water pump
James
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How does he know it needs a new water pump? Are you losing coolant? Did he remove the Cam belt cover and inspect the bearing? Doubtful!
The water pumps on the D5 are generally considered to be very reliable and hardly ever need changing. If your mechanic has made this up what else has he invented as needing repair? Clan is right- you need it assessed by someone who knows these cars.
Does the service record show a cam belt change? If so at what milage? Should be around 100K or 10years ( Ican't remember the exact milage as I prefer to change them early); if it was done by 100K then it shouldn't need doing again at 160K.