Red92lx
Member
- Joined
- November 21, 2019
- Messages
- 35
- Reaction score
- 4
- City, State
- WI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2016 Explorer 3.5L XLT
Hello everyone,
New member, but lurked for about 6 months. I bought at 16 xlt a few months back. Higher mileage, 80K when I got it, but it was in good shape and dealer serviced. I am the 3rd owner (rental, private and now me). Previous owner purchased as a CPO and the balance of the power train warranty his now mine. I have always been great with maintenance (had to be, since I always owned old, high mileage cars) and was looking forward to bit of a break from the nickle and dimeing my old vehicle was putting me through.
I changed the oil a couple weeks ago and noticed a drop of something not oil on the compressor. I wiped it off and didn't think too much about it. I made note of the fluid levels and moved on. About a week later my wife commented on the smell of something burning at stop lights. I checked the fluids again and noticed the coolant about an inch lower and underneath the car 4-5 drops of fluid on the compressor. Oil still looks clean.
All signs point to water pump failing and leaking our the weep hole. I knew about this failure being an issue when I bought the car, but figured with the redesigned pump I would be okay to about 150K (that would take us 5 years). It's going to the dealer today and hopefully this CPO warranty covers if it is the water pump!!
New member, but lurked for about 6 months. I bought at 16 xlt a few months back. Higher mileage, 80K when I got it, but it was in good shape and dealer serviced. I am the 3rd owner (rental, private and now me). Previous owner purchased as a CPO and the balance of the power train warranty his now mine. I have always been great with maintenance (had to be, since I always owned old, high mileage cars) and was looking forward to bit of a break from the nickle and dimeing my old vehicle was putting me through.
I changed the oil a couple weeks ago and noticed a drop of something not oil on the compressor. I wiped it off and didn't think too much about it. I made note of the fluid levels and moved on. About a week later my wife commented on the smell of something burning at stop lights. I checked the fluids again and noticed the coolant about an inch lower and underneath the car 4-5 drops of fluid on the compressor. Oil still looks clean.
All signs point to water pump failing and leaking our the weep hole. I knew about this failure being an issue when I bought the car, but figured with the redesigned pump I would be okay to about 150K (that would take us 5 years). It's going to the dealer today and hopefully this CPO warranty covers if it is the water pump!!