Is this water pump failure?
I think I have the famous water pump failure.
I can drive the car gently, it will not overheat. But If I press a little harder on the gas, the temp gauge starts crawling towards the red zone. I don't even need to be driving, just revving up the engine in idle is enough, temp starts rising quickly. The cooling hoses that go to and from the thremostat, they seemed like empty. I couldn't feel any fluid in them.
So is it correct to say the water pump is about to die completely? Is it safe to drive around gently till I get the pump with metal impellers? My work is only 5-6 minutes of driving from my home.
I don't know if the previous owner replaced the water pump, probably not.
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