Well not really it still is an 11 year old part. True it has only 7000 miles on it but it also has been holding coolant its whole life. With out regular flushing the coolant can become corrosive. Mark V On Feb 16, 2007, at 11:35 AM, robert parker wrote: > How long, pray tell, does a replaced water pump last? I replaced > mine the > Fall of '96, ~7,000 mi. ago, and am noticing some coolant loss. Not > much, > just enough to be noticed. I now siphon out the header bottle when > I return > from driving to prevent oozing, and the last time got out less then > I put > in. The "ooze" seems to be around the hoses on top of the pump. > Snugging the > clamps a bit didn't appear to help much. Appears to be a short life > for a > $200+ part. Ideas? Thanks. Drive Stainless Robert VIN > 6924 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/