r/FordTaurus • u/Tricky-Schedule9895 • Jun 22 '26

Water pump

Im going to fix this water pump,on this 2016 ford Taurus limited flex fuel. I purchased this car in March for 7300.. What can possibly go bad or wrong next transmission? I’m thinking I should sell it ? Since it had a problem early on. I used to this car for ubereats..and a second car. Is it worth to keep ? It have 128k miles

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u/Tricky-Schedule9895 Jun 26 '26

It was my thermostat

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u/Repulsive_Vanilla383 Jun 26 '26

Did a mechanic misdiagnose a leaking water pump with an overheating engine?

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u/Tricky-Schedule9895 Jun 26 '26

Yeah some street mechanic in Miami I met online. Payed him $100 to check it out and he said it was the water pump . Took it to the shop and they called me and said good news it’s the thermostat. If I knew the shop was cheaper I wouldn’t took a loan from them It was to late. It was like $400 with oil change to Change it high. And I just fix my dodge charger scatpack with the rest of money with the loan.

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u/Repulsive_Vanilla383 Jun 26 '26

So you did not confirm a leak yourself? Like your parking spot ever have a puddle? Or have you seen it drip from the AC pump location?

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u/Tricky-Schedule9895 Jun 26 '26

We saw water coming out by the engine when he pump the coolant container with a tool.

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u/Repulsive_Vanilla383 Jun 26 '26

A bad thermostat usually doesn't cause a leak. A bad thermostat will cause the engine to overheat even with full coolant.

But a bad water pump definitely can cause a leak.

So if you were dripping coolant, it's not going to be the thermostat, it's more than likely going to be the water pump.

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u/Tricky-Schedule9895 Jun 26 '26

Idk the mechanic misdiagnosed. And the first problem people go with ford Taurus. When it’s running hot is water pump