Water pump/front cover?

vcassens · Mar 30, 2015

I am in the process of replacing my water pump and this is what i found when i took it off. Will i be okay to put a new pump in like it is? Or should i be looking into a new front cover?

vcassens · Mar 30, 2015

psduser1 · Mar 30, 2015

If the engine is in the truck, I'd run it. If the engine is on the stand, I'd change it.:thumbsup:

vcassens · Mar 30, 2015

It's in the truck lol

Ford diesel girl · Mar 30, 2015

Front covers are on national backorder. SOME say until this month, some say June... Just an FYI.

psduser1 · Mar 30, 2015

Got a couple of decent used ones....

sootie · Mar 30, 2015

change it.

DEEZUZ · Mar 30, 2015

There are no decent used ones... When they were on back order customers were bringing us a few used ones and we told them we would not install them.

As far as back order, that should be fulfilled by now. We ordered 6 in Nov, just got em in in January

psduser1 · Mar 30, 2015

CTC DEEZUL said:
There are no decent used ones... When they were on back order customers were bringing us a few used ones and we told them we would not install them.

As far as back order, that should be fulfilled by now. We ordered 6 in Nov, just got em in in January

Guess I'm lucky

vcassens · Mar 30, 2015

Well got an oil sample back and there is allot of bearing material in the oil also so i said screw it and put a pump on and I'm going to run it until it dies and start building a motor for it

DEEZUZ · Mar 30, 2015

What exactly are they calling 'bearing material'?

powerstroker67 · May 7, 2015

We do have a couple new OEM 5C3Z-6608-B front cover kits currently in stock if someone needs one. This is the 2005 and up style cover withthe lower hose outlet at the 3 oclock position, but can be used on 2003-2004 trucks with the corect water pump(03) and lower hose