{"id":192,"date":"2021-09-23T05:09:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T05:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motodeets.com\/?p=192"},"modified":"2024-01-27T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T13:24:14","slug":"driving-a-car-with-a-bad-water-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motodeets.com\/blog\/driving-a-car-with-a-bad-water-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Drive a Car With a Bad Water Pump?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article I’m going over some things you need to know if you’re wondering about whether you can continue driving your vehicle with a bad water pump.<\/p>\n

To put it plainly, you can drive your vehicle if it has a faulty or failing water pump, but it can be very dangerous to do so. Also, in some cases you may not be able to drive at all, a bad water pump can easily lead to complete engine failure if you’re not careful.<\/p>\n

I’m going to go over all the details you need to be aware of so that you can decide for yourself whether you want to continue driving. I’ll also take a look at what symptoms you can look out for to determine if you have a bad water pump.<\/p>\n

The key thing to note is that if it’s only leaking, and not malfunctioning in any other major way then you can drive for awhile (although I would recommend getting your car to a mechanic as soon as you possibly can).<\/p>\n

On the other hand, if your water pump has completely failed and is no longer able to move coolant throughout the engine, continuing to drive may well be catastrophic for your engines health. It can quickly result in the engine overheating, within mere minutes.<\/p>\n

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