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Old 01-06-2012, 09:56 PM
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Its not the pump on the engine. Its most likely the auxiliary water pump which is mounted under or near the climate control solenoids. ( upper drivers side area under hood).It uses an auxiliary pump because it wont flow enough at lower rpm.
Yes of course! main water pump is not required for the heater as you can still use the heater in "Rest" mode when the hot engine has been switched off and outside air temp is below 15C. Check out that Aux pump!
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