98 dodge Durango 160,000 miles 5.9 l.
What's the condition of the rest of the cooling system?
Have you tested for electrolysis yet?
Electrolysis is when the electrical system in the car has a faulty ground path for at least one circuit and the current finds it's way to ground through the cooling system, to the block, to the battery.
Take a digital voltmeter and with the engine running and the usual accessories on, attach the negative lead to battery negative and dip the positive lead into the coolant in the radiator and you should not see more than a tenth or two reading.
My 2 cents- parts quality is a major issue these days, enough said on that.
Is there a bearing problem OR just the seal?
Are we sure its the WP - not bypass tube or the timing cover - a crack there would have us kneejerk to WP.
Maybe there is something affecting the pump- excess belt tension? fAN assembly? A near by pulley excess runout?
ok what would that tell me if the reading was bad ?
bypass tube looks good, ill have the mechanic check them all out im going back ther now, thanks guys !!!!!!!!
Bad reading could cause fast corrosion and failure. IMO bypass hose should be new and out of the question. Pump is fairly common type for the layout of engine and usual failures of pumps are first bearings then leaks out a vent hole noticed. Pulley would be wobbly if so first.
There's a tensioner involved that just may be way too tight causing failures early as bearing on belt driven item do NOT fare well if too tight. Just a thought of the above all credible or something is going without notice and surprised it holds right away with a new one if so?