water pump blew up about a mile from the house last night. i coasted into the driveway with no power steering and the coolant gauge approaching redline. made it JUST in time.

anyway, i'm ordering a new pump and serp belt and metal water pump pulley. Thermostat was JUST changed.

question: are the tensioner pulleys and/or assemblies high-priority replacement items @ 130k? are they a known weak spot?

a list of parts or any advice would be great! thanks.

i did find this which is very helpful.

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