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Originally Posted by Theodore
Good question, I'm not sure. I'm wondering if these things aren't way over engineered and may work for the life of the car on this model? Perhaps overcompensating for the problems on the previous generation? I found some mentions of preventive replacements and cooling problems that were most likely thermostat related, but the water pump was replaced simultaneously "while they were in there." I haven't come across any threads where the culprit was directly identified as a water pump failure, even for the super high mileage cars.
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I am at 166K and honestly (I feel like I should be ashamed) I am questioning whether I should change the water pump now or just the thermostat. The water pump could get messy.