BROKE Water Pump help!!
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2004 C240 4matic, 2009 C300 4Matic
BROKE Water Pump help!!
My water pump broke, and sprayed antifreeze everywhere. I brought it to the local mechanic who also does the fire dept vehicles and he is charging me $550 with parts (pump, belts, etc) is that a good deal for an 04 c240??
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2002 C230 Coupe Kompressor 6mt
That sounds like the going rate for s waterpump job. I got quoted $500 for a waterpump on my 05 caravan which is an external waterpump setup just like MB. This was without the belt.
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2002 C230 Coupe Kompressor 6mt
Its time to start wrenching! Its amazing how much money you can save by doing work yourself. You just need time/patience, neither of I have but the money saved makes it worth it! I did a clutch on my old Mitsubishi Eclipse and it took a buddy and I 19 hours start to finish, but the reward and money savings made it totally worth it.
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
The water pump is $130 at RMeuropean with gaskets. - non genuine. With all the crap that requires removing & replacement I think the quote is fair.
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From: So. Oregon Coast
C230 Sport Coup + 2006 W164 ML350 + 99 Ford Escort RIP
I did this once.
The quote for the labor was $350 from my Indy guy for my X's ML.
I'd done water pumps on other vehicles, and this seemed excessive.
It was a pain in the butt since the water pump attaches to the timing cover and you have to remove the alternator and all kinds of crap, like 30-50 bolts, and they're all
different lengths and you have to keep track of which ones go where,
assuming the 2.6 is the same series as the 3.2L.
For the M111, I haven't had to do it yet, but it looks much easier.
Yeah. Thats about right for the water pump. 3 hours of labor, $150 for the pump, and another 30-40 or so for the bellt.
The ML has a fan mounted to the front that you need special tools to unbolt, so you won't
have to worry about that since you most certainly have an electric fan.
It took me about 5 hours and
in the end, I wished I'd just had the mechanic do it.
The quote for the labor was $350 from my Indy guy for my X's ML.
I'd done water pumps on other vehicles, and this seemed excessive.
It was a pain in the butt since the water pump attaches to the timing cover and you have to remove the alternator and all kinds of crap, like 30-50 bolts, and they're all
different lengths and you have to keep track of which ones go where,
assuming the 2.6 is the same series as the 3.2L.
For the M111, I haven't had to do it yet, but it looks much easier.
Yeah. Thats about right for the water pump. 3 hours of labor, $150 for the pump, and another 30-40 or so for the bellt.
The ML has a fan mounted to the front that you need special tools to unbolt, so you won't
have to worry about that since you most certainly have an electric fan.
It took me about 5 hours and
in the end, I wished I'd just had the mechanic do it.
Last edited by C230 Sport Coup; Sep 13, 2012 at 03:36 PM.
