I have a 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse that just recently the water pump messed up on. I noticed that the temp. gauge suddenly went from the middle to in the red and I drove it, slowly, for another mile before I had a place to stop. I had it towed and looked at and I was told it needs a new water pump, but might not be worth it because they whole motor has to be removed to get to it which could cost a lot of money. My question is does the engine have to be removed to change the water pump on this car? It's a GS model, 4 cylinder 16 valve DOHC. What are some ballpark estimates to fix it? Less than $500? More than $1,000? I need a car for the next year and I need to decide if it's worth it to fix it (since the transmission could go at any time among other little problems) or trade it in for something better. Thanks in advance, Chris
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19 years ago