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      11-25-2013, 08:48 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by tennis_pr0 View Post
It really sucks that when this happens, most of us will be stranded and have to be towed. You would think for a car that's so electronically and technologically smart, this could be prevented by a code thrown before getting stranded....Purchasing an expensive car you should never have to be stranded unless a blowout or something like that
Meh, no cars give you any sort of warning of a part failing. Technically the water pump does store faults in the DME when it's starting to go bad, but doesn't trigger any lights. If you have your car serviced regularly, a tech should be able to pick up on it.

Atleast the pumps last a long time.
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