fourroys Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 2007 SEL AWD. Been through the seal problems. After 2/3 times got that fixed. Wife gets to works Tuesday and notices a lot of liquid running from front left, coating wheel well, running back through frame. Has to be a couple quarts. Calls me and it is brown and slippery. I think seal leak. Check oil. ok. Check transmission. Ok. Visually check brake fluid, other radiator hoses etc. All appear ok. I go over at end of day when she starts it and only a drip or two on ground of new parking space. Dealer says bring right in. We do next day and again only about a half dollar sized spot on driveway. Same brown. They can't find for first day. Do dye test, and call and tell us water pump. Also that it is 13 hours labor because of where it is located. And will take 4-5 days to get part and fix. Warranty, so for now cost is not an issue, but at this rate I can't see keeping at end of lease. Couple questions. I've never known antifreeze to be light brown and slick. Is it because it's the extended life? Next, 13 hours for a water pump? And why water pump go on 12 month old car (bought in June, 2007). Any ideas? She likes the car, except the gas mileage, but this is 4th warranty trip in 12 months and I'm getting nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druck52 Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 The coolant on these cars is a gold color, could look brown if mixed with dirt i guess. the pump is driven by the timing belt i believe so its harder to do than most cars. as for the life, its not normal but things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourroys Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Update. The dealership has had car for a week. They don't have water pump yet as it is only available from the manufacturer (not Ford). Picked up loaner car yesterday, and they told my wife that Ford had told them they were not sure it was in fact water pump but take things apart to determine that. They then told her "it could be a long time", as they had never seen anythng like this. Ahhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
818EDGE Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 What a bummer!! If you leased through Ford, maybe they could help get you out of your lease. It seems like they could swap out the entire engine in less than 13hr. Hopefully they gave you a loaner that gets better mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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