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Old 04-08-2016, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by David.X5 View Post
I think so. Most of the water pump is metal. If the seal fails, it can't empty that fast. And if it was a head gasket, that much coolant would have smoked out the neighborhood... However, if it did overheat, it might have stressed the head or head gasket as a secondary failure.
It never over heated. From time I smelled coolant and noticed the steam I had turned the car off within seconds. Temp needle never moved at all so I am pretty sure I avoided any damage there.
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