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How long did your Series 1 SSEi water pump last?

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Old 11-28-2005, 11:35 AM
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I'm curious to know how long a water pump can last on a series 1 supercharged engine, and how yours failed if it failed.
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Old 11-28-2005, 01:18 PM
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Sold the car to Mortehl at 155,438 and still wearing the original water pump.
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112,000 on the 93SSEi, still going strong but will be replaced before summer.
119,000 on the SLE/SC and still going strong.
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130,000 miles and still good. **knocks on wood**
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BTW...you might want to go up to 250K for the next poll.
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BTW...you might want to go up to 250K for the next poll.
Yup.......125k is nothing.
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170k miles
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My died a long time ago, and I am just over 80k miles. Want me to check my service records to get the mileage?

I misread...I'm not SSEi
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the ssei must have an improved pump or better belt cofig.
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according to the previous owner of my ssei it went out at 140, actually gasket broke, not pump.
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