Electric water pump on daily

[Traveling man]

My two cents, l two looked into this, why? Probably maybe same reason you are, 100 Penny's make a dollar, 5 hp here, 10 hp there, There's more to this site than just, something is broken. Dont know why some have to be negative Nancy's what's right for one is not right for all, some sound like the grumpy Uncle talkin to a 13 year old. All that aside, I decided against it, here is why, long-term reliability versus horsepower gain versus Custom Fabrication fabrication custom belt, you know how if you put the Windstar conversion fans on there, you want a temperature sensitive thermostat that shuts it off whennot need it so it doesn't wear the motor out, also an electric on one that goes out it's done, just pull into the pits no big deal, a manuel one will leak or squeal as you head to the auto parts store...next Friday

 

[El Tigre]

Look at all the opinions regarding electric water pumps from folks that have never used them.

 

[Schurkey]

Look at all the opinions regarding electric water pumps from folks that have never used them.

So...GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC, and most other car manufacturers? Seems like reliable sources of info on the suitability of electric water pumps for daily-drivers.

I don't follow NAPCAR, but at least as of 2003, they weren't using electric pumps, either.

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www.motortrend.com

Drag race? A few seconds of heavy throttle, and no thermostat installed? That's another story. The electric pump can keep up with that. More important, it can be running between rounds with the engine shut off. THAT is the real advantage of the electric pump...and it's pointless on a street-driven vehicle.

Using an electric pump on a street-driven vehicle is just monkey-see-monkey-do counterproductive nonsense based on seeing some "race hero" using one.

IF (big IF) there's an electric water pump on some late-model econobox, you can be sure the impeller has higher capacity and the motor is longer-life than the typical aftermarket pumps. It could happen--I saw my first electric power steering two days ago.

 

[thegawd]

Schurkey you should see how dangerous things can get when those electric power steering systems fail. when they stop working, there is basically no steering. it is not like a hydraulic powersteering where we can (edit... easily) continue on with basically manual steering. $3500 to replace the system entirely, separate parts are not available.

an overengineered POS. I will NEVER own a vehicle that relies on electricity for so many important functions.

 

[Schurkey]

The owner of the electric-steering vehicle (2017 Chevy econobox something-or-other) had the steering fail the day before. She was strong-arming it to get to work. Thought maybe it needed fluid added.

Rack 'n' Pinion looked like it had a starter motor cast integral with it. Motor was huge. But the power cables going to it didn't seem all that big.

I knew electric power steering existed, but that was the first one I've seen in real life.

 

[thegawd]

the case where I learned this about, it failed in mid turn and the driver almost caused an accident. 2014 silverado.


sorry for the derailment but it is an example of how an over engineered electrically powered, very important part of a vehicle and how this failure could have been avoided by keeping the system simple.

normal hydraulic powersteering is extremely reliable and will continue to run until the engine is shut down. just like a normal belt powered water pump.

 

[Schurkey]

Holy crap! I had no idea that decent vehicles were getting electric power steering.

 

[letitsnow]

Holy crap! I had no idea that decent vehicles were getting electric power steering.

You might want to get out more. My 2013 f150 had it.

 

[thegawd]

he said decent vehicles. LMAO lol yeah it apparently is quite common and I also had no idea.

 

[454cid]

I had electric power steering on my 2004 Malibu. I think that was the first domestic GM car to get it. There was a recall for a sensor issue that would cause it to go out. For me, it was not a big deal. I'd just shift to neutral, shut the car off, and restart it. That was a great car.... GM Epsilon Platform.

Unfortunelty, that car was totaled when I hit a deer going into work early in 2006.