Thread: 88 Fiero GT
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Old 04-09-2011, 09:44 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vacationtime247 View Post
The Quad 4 / Dual Cam 2.4 was a POS! Every one I've unfortunately owned gave me problems. PRAY that your water pump never goes out on one. Why is that? Because it's driven by the timing chain! Not easy to get to or fix once you're in there! The coil housing plastic would crack over time causing a short. Bad design and a nightmare to work on.
VT247
Lots of engine have water pumps driven by the timing chain, or timing belt. My '01 Civic is like that. Every 100k miles, you change both.
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