For some reason i dont think my IC pump is pumping. anyone know of a foul-proof way of testing it?

 

turn the car on, check under your hood if the filler neck is kind of bubbling

 

should it take a certain amount of time or coolant temp?

 

even at idle the little filler neck should have the fluid moving a little bit.

If you have an interceptor gauge, just check your iat2's if they dont drop while your driving a round the fluid isnt flowing

 

there should be a significant amount of flow through the filler neck. if you even think it might not be flowing cuz its hard to tell then it probably isnt.

easy fix though, get the pump from a ford parts dealer for about 80 bucks, and with the right tools it can be swapped in under an hour.

 

**** that, this bitch is under warranty. its not flowing. no wonder my intake temps have been ridiculous

anybody know which fuse is the intercooler fuse?

problem fixed. take a hammer to it

 

A hammer got you're pump working again?

 

yep. talked to a view lightning guys and they say its a common problem for some IC pumps to "clog" temporarily. unclogged pump likes me again

 

Thanks, Im gonna have to try this cause my 2nd h/e doesn't ever get hot and sometimes barely warm...

Is it easy to tell its moving even if it isn't hot?

 

if you have fluid pumping this isnt going to help with that. i had literally NO fluid pumping

 

Thats what I am trying to say. The second h/e should be atleast warm when I drive home don't you think?

 

not sure. is it the first one in the system or the second one?

 

Second.

Cobra H/E

 

thats probably why. its not against any heat radiating objects and its cooling down fluid already cooled down once

 

Thats what I am hoping for. Just kinda worried cause I don't have anyway to moniter IAT's but I do have meth so that is a little bit of a safety net. lol

 

In the future... know that the pump is a simple 12 volt system. Its on when you start the car... its off when you turn it off.

You can test it by hooking up an outside 12V source.

Mine died last year. Was a bitch.

 

oh i know that man, i just didnt have a voltmeter

 

How much do they cost?

 

not real sure. i have one at my parents house that i usually use

 

Haha lol, I'm sorry, I meant the IC pump.

 

not sure. probably not terribly expensive

 

A member's IC pump died and it cost almost $400. to get another one from GM.
On top of that these pumps are supposedly as cheap as they come and they will die sooner than later.

 

That's why you get a Lightning/Cobra pump off of eBay.

 

well you dont necessarily have to run another GM one. like one guy said you can get one from ford for $80. i dont know the validity of that though

 

I am guessing that it will fit in the cobalt brackets? Does it flow anymore cause if you could get one that does, i would think it would lower IAT2's a little.