no water pump, yet must drive!

100MPG · 07-24-2007, 05:20 PM

shop told me that best and pulley for water pump bad on my '06. have been driving several days with the odd behavior, so am thinking that one more probably will not be catastrophic -- thoughts?

the triangle of death comes on occasionally, but goes off again , too. the coolant has never boiled over, leading me to believe that the engine is not getting hot enough for morbidity or mortality. i guess since i am driving at sub maximum horse power, and in relatively cool climate (SF), that it's still within operating limits. (spits codes P0117 and P1121)

so the question is, drive it home again tonight, to bring back in morning once shop has parts? or suffer horrible transportation problems.

brick · 07-24-2007, 05:24 PM

Risk ruining engine vs. inconvenience. I really don't want to sound condescending, but why are you even asking this question? All of the things under that hood that are cooled need to be cooled for a good reason. Cylinder heads warp and inverters crap out, and either way you're talking a lot of money and down time.

hyo silver · 07-24-2007, 05:33 PM

There's gotta be a way for you to get around that's cheaper than a new engine.

galaxee · 07-24-2007, 05:36 PM

the horrible transportation problems would be risking having your engine crap out on you.

100MPG · 07-24-2007, 05:47 PM

ouch! OK, i give.

i'll admit i have been stupid. i guess i figured that as long as it didn't boil over, and since it was not always on, that it was so hot it would damage the engine, but perhaps that was naive. these engines are precision instruments, aren't they.

i will suffer now, for future security and solvency...

thanks for the sanity and forthrightness!

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Risk ruining engine vs. inconvenience. I really don't want to sound condescending, but why are you even asking this question? All of the things under that hood that are cooled need to be cooled for a good reason. Cylinder heads warp and inverters crap out, and either way you're talking a lot of money and down time.
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brick · 07-24-2007, 06:48 PM

Don't take it personally. We just hate to see a good Prius go bad, and a happy Prius owner head to the GMC dealership. Hope you're back on the road soon!

KTPhil · 07-24-2007, 10:30 PM

SF has a great public transportation system--just use it instead!

1fixitman · 07-24-2007, 10:46 PM

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shop told me that best and pulley for water pump bad on my '06. have been driving several days with the odd behavior, so am thinking that one more probably will not be catastrophic -- thoughts?

the triangle of death comes on occasionally, but goes off again , too. the coolant has never boiled over, leading me to believe that the engine is not getting hot enough for morbidity or mortality. i guess since i am driving at sub maximum horse power, and in relatively cool climate (SF), that it's still within operating limits. (spits codes P0117 and P1121)

so the question is, drive it home again tonight, to bring back in morning once shop has parts? or suffer horrible transportation problems.
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I agree on the public transport thing.....on the other hand....how many miles are on your prius and has it ever been involved in a accident on the front end?
D Rock

100MPG · 07-25-2007, 12:50 PM

how'd you know? indeed, it has been in a fairly serious frontal-offset collision. 15K miles.

previously, it had a weird, subtle problem that confounded everyone, including the dealer; turned out to be a *hairline* crack (non-structural) in the intake manifold -- which i fixed by cleaning with brake cleaner then applying a bead of high-temp RTV. worked like a charm, $5 insteat of $500, tho i guess a little kludgy to some aethetic tastes, a bit like fixing something with baling wire and duct tape, but hey...

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I agree on the public transport thing.....on the other hand....how many miles are on your prius and has it ever been involved in a accident on the front end?
D Rock
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richard schumacher · 07-25-2007, 05:28 PM

What's the VIN?

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07-24-2007, 05:20 PM	#1
100MPG Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 24 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	shop told me that best and pulley for water pump bad on my '06. have been driving several days with the odd behavior, so am thinking that one more probably will not be catastrophic -- thoughts? the triangle of death comes on occasionally, but goes off again , too. the coolant has never boiled over, leading me to believe that the engine is not getting hot enough for morbidity or mortality. i guess since i am driving at sub maximum horse power, and in relatively cool climate (SF), that it's still within operating limits. (spits codes P0117 and P1121) so the question is, drive it home again tonight, to bring back in morning once shop has parts? or suffer horrible transportation problems.

07-24-2007, 05:24 PM	#2
brick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 700 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Risk ruining engine vs. inconvenience. I really don't want to sound condescending, but why are you even asking this question? All of the things under that hood that are cooled need to be cooled for a good reason. Cylinder heads warp and inverters crap out, and either way you're talking a lot of money and down time.

07-24-2007, 05:33 PM	#3
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 7,430 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 32	There's gotta be a way for you to get around that's cheaper than a new engine.

07-24-2007, 05:36 PM	#4
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,081 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	the horrible transportation problems would be risking having your engine crap out on you.

07-24-2007, 06:48 PM	#6
brick Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 700 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Don't take it personally. We just hate to see a good Prius go bad, and a happy Prius owner head to the GMC dealership. Hope you're back on the road soon!

07-24-2007, 10:30 PM	#7
KTPhil Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,213 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	SF has a great public transportation system--just use it instead!

07-25-2007, 05:28 PM	#10
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,131 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	What's the VIN?