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Old 08-03-2010, 03:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Most of the pumps seem to fail (at least on the 2nd gens) around 100k miles. It doesn't matter how you drive it. That pump is on as soon as you power the car up until you turn the car off. It just runs and runs. The nice thing is that if you catch it early, its a very easy fix.
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