andrew.tt

rear pilot sport blew before I was about to go winter wheels... so I decided to buy and mount new summer tires so I wouldn't have to deal with it next year.... (plus this buys me a bit of time to do some NASA curb rash repair to my OEM 6-spoke winter wheels)

on top of the flat... temp sensor trips last week and I find out there's no coolant. at all. dealer says... water pump. that put me back a bit.

good news is... car is fixed, the kumho ecsta MXs are amazing even in 50 degree weather, and I found a guy that does wheel repair for under $50 a wheel.

<img src="http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/kumho/ku_ecsta_mx_ci2_l.jpg">

car extravaganza is over.... for now.

andrew

JohnLZ7W

If you don't mind me asking, how bad was the water pump replacement?

andrew.tt

but the labor is almost the same as a timing belt... it's roughly in the same place. usually when they change a timing belt (which I did a few thousand miles ago at another shop) they replace the pump, which they did.

I brought it to the dealer.. so obviously I got reamed.

I might have tried to tackle this myself.. but I couldn't problem solve it. I didn't see coolant leaking anywhere... not on the garage floor, etc. apparently it leaked all over engine components and never hit the ground. I was also worried it leaked into the oil cooler..... it's a closed system and apparently it has happened to some before.

all told with mounting and balancing the new tires... it was like $700.

I won't be eating yet again this month because of my beloved TT.

FasTTr

Who are you using for the wheel repair? Address? Contact?

JohnLZ7W

a few times and I'm a bit concerned I have a leak somewhere too. It doesn't go down very quickly but still it is something I'd rather have taken care of while I still have some warranty left.

Boosted

yeah the Ecstas are a nice buy...good all round..really good when hot..

andrew.tt

if you're still interested...email me!