damn works for me, just go to zzperformance, and then type in pump into there little search feature, should come up as intercooler pumps.

 

He's my favorite too

:P

 

Stevo, do you have it where my pump will turn on with just the key being on?

 

the pumps are 40 bucks. a gallon of premixed dexcool ****. so you're out 52 bucks

id rather replace it. thats why i have one sitting right now in the garage.

 

where you gettin your pumps from Area??

Im surprised you never upgraded to a bigger better pump...

 

I'm guessing the hammer knocks those plastic shavings off so the magnet can catch again? Maybe taking a hammer to the intercooler pump should be part of the recommended 30/60/90 k maintenance schedule...


Even if the car is stock, the intercooler pump should start running with the key in the "on" posisiton and the car off. What some people have been doing with HPT is making the pump run when only under accessory power. Just turn the key and you should hear a faint whine under the hood if it's working.

 

maybe, the only way i figured that out is i took the old faulty pump apart, the plastic shavings are the consistency of dust. the turbine impeller for the pump sits in this cup that basically acts as a journal bearing, it has a magnet in it. on the electric motor there is a magnet on the shaft that spins. if you get the shavings in there the pump stops working or works intermittently.

 

so....could we take the pumps apart from time to time and clean them out to prevent any build-up and stoppage of the pump??

sounds like a good fail-safe maintenance plan to me...

 

When i had my cobalt mine went out on me. The only way i knew was that my iat2's went soaring. So i figured something was up.

 

that i don't really reccomend, unless your really careful, they are easy to break.

 

I still wanna know where area gets his $40 dollar pumps from....

prolly used from a mustang/ford racing forum

 

area has crazy connections, probably getting them at manufacturers cost.

 

Wouldn't you be able to tell from coolant temps if the pump aint working?

 

Not likely. The intercooler system is completely separate from the engine cooling system.

 

that and your car is gonna feel sluggish.
edit: misread, you will be able to tell by the iat2 temps

 

A dumb question but how does the engine coolant flow?

 

IDK, it is a separate system, it is a chain driven pump that runs off the timing chain.

 

Ahh I see. Wonder why they put a POS in for the i/c system....

 

It probably just knocks the plastic off the magnets.

 

Ummm because GM had to make the car cost 25k.

 

Yes I believe so.

 

ahhh gzzz... i havent drove my car forever.... all this talk is making me paranoid... better go out n check the pump.

 

haha yea i hate reading **** like this, i always have my iat2's up on my interceptor gauge so i should catch it if it goes

 

Isn't this pump failure covered under warranty?

 

I dont like this article. It makes me worried that my pump is gonna go soon. Ive been running for about 2-3 weeks with my CX h/e on. Is the filler neck supposed to be filled to the top or is it supposed to be like an inch from the bottom?