I'm really going in circles on this one.
This is on a V6 auto. The service engine light came on, me being a techno junky I researched and got a code reader from http://www.ghg.net/dharrison/obdscan.html and read the codes. It was a secondary air system something or other that was failing. Being clueless at this point I took it to a dealer, they said the thermactor pump was bad and wanted $600 to replace it, I said no thanks. After some more research that led me no where, I was changing the oil one day and while looking around for possible problems from underneath when I saw a very "thermactor" looking pump stuffed up in the right front wheel well. I took it off and apart to find that it was full of water. I thought it nice that Ford encapsulated an upside down electric motor in a leak-proof rubber bucket, just to be sure to hold any water that might drip down from the top of the engine that is about 3 feet higher than the thermaculator motor.
After cleaning the pump up I determined that the motor is damaged beyond repair. It would seem that the only place to get a replacement of one of these is through a dealer, which brings me right back to square 1....I'm having a hard time shelling out 2 car payments for something that this car doesnt really even need (MI, we don't have emissions testing).
Oh, I tried the warrenty route, no dice, not covered.
My questions are:
1) Where did all the water come from, and can it be prevented when I get a new pump?
2) Any tips on where to find one of these pumps for a reasonable price?
tia
-Scott
