Oh wise list, a happy DAK owner asks:
Got a '98 318/5.2 that has 112,000 miles on it.
Water pump has started to drip. I guess I might have a week to figure out what to do, before it goes completely.
I'm in Los Angeles, and have no garage or tools or workspace to speak of, so I'll need to take it to a shop.
I'm also considering doing the following and making this a major overhaul.
Timing Chain
Clean Throttle Body
O2 sensors (orig still in there. well frozen I suspect)
Intake/Belly pan gasket R&R for a solid one.
I'm wondering
1) what shop - suggestions
2) what to ask for in a chain ( & buffer ? )
3) the right name for the big honking Belly Pan Gasket
4) having gotten 112K on the water pump, are the any better ones out there?
5) is it worth doing anything about a seemingly fine fuel pump?
6) no symptoms of anything else.
I've been running Mobil 1 since 10K, so I assume all the innards are ok, anything that is prone to go bad I should look into while it's open ?
Heater core - been keeping clean anti-freeze all this time, should core be ok, or with the water pump leak sealed up, is the core likely to pee all over my carpet now ?
Mike
'98 Club cab, 318, auto, LSD, squeaky urethane bushings, JBA ceramic coated headers & Y pipe
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