Bad news at oil change

How much is it to replace the water pump?

 

FYI, the pump is rebuildable.
let me know if you need parts source.

Regards, Jim

 

How many miles do you have Bill?

 

That's likely to save you a fair amount I reckon.

 

That's why I love this website. Good people going out of their way to help a fellow Fchater in need. Kudos to you guys.

 

A 5 sec ebay search yielded this for $1000 here:
Ferrari 430 Scuderia Scuderia Spider 16M Oil Water Pumps PN 217628 | eBay

 

Wow, I had no idea this was the design! Interesting. Looks like it comes apart. but also looks like, from a design standpoint, their approach to scalability was met by adding oil capacity as they went along and discovered they needed more!
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Yes but it is used and sitting dry is often the death of waterpumps.

 

Well not really. That is a very typical design for a dry sump oil pump. They require several segments like that just to do their job.

 

Fwiw , mine went in for service last month and I was told I needed a new water pump too 5600. I've had the car 1 year and drove it 4 k miles. She now has 9200 k. So good luck with yours. Pm me if I can be of assistance. Ps. The Ferrari dealer found other things too. 14 k later here we are.

 

Here you go.
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Have a lot of folks had this problem? I wonder what the statistics are on failure rates. This is scary.

 

Why would the leak signal a bad pump ? There is a plug at the point of the leak.....don't understand why it cannot be replaced.

 

I asked this too. I'm not a do it yourself guy so I went with it. I think when they opend it up it was toast. It was tough to digest and then I remembered the amount of money I spent on my old boat , suddenly it became palatable.

 

Maybe the pump is leaking from the shaft (hence, needing rebuild), it just happens to collect and drip from the lowest point, the plug - just a thought.

 

I believe that the unsealed plug is there for that reason. If the bearing seal is leaking, fluid escapes it and drips through the plug. This warns the owner of impending bearing failure so the pump can be replaced prior to freezing up.

 

No, it allows water to escape without being forced through the bearing and oil seal into the engines oiling system. SOP in nearly all waterpumps no matter the manufacturer.

 

It is seven or so years old. Much better than many Ferrari waterpumps.

 

Thx for clarification.

 

Just rebuild the water pump. It is just seals and possibly bearings. The seal kit only costs $165 or so. Crazy to spend $5000 on this.

Example:

430 Water Pump Rebuild Kit