It had a bad bearing(perhaps the one i found, and thus the impeller shaft was wobbling eccentrically, visibly. Found minor vane damage/debris. New parts ready. Serp belt. PTX ****er oil, swap tensioner pully, going to swap new bearings into the idlers IF I CAN or just order em. I also wish I had purchased new fasteners. Do remove your exhaust and unbolt cats, let hang from bungees, and transverse support cuz you gotta spread it for the pump to fall out. DO replace any and all easy hoses cheap insurance, and be ready with a turkey pan when you disconnect. I keep the hose clamps JIC. If you are super thrifty maybe vac all koolaid, or cath and re-release into the car. I wear shop coveralls and eye pro, creeper too so my neck and back can enjoy themselves.So working methodically and loosening the transverse cat support is a must and takes no time. Polish your exhaust while coolant drains for a while. Maybe even remove your bumper if your 3 year old son isn't your assistant. Its all for ease of reinstall. Somehow I forgot my Apple ID so I had no internet connection to refer to. It's super logical. good to get to know the condition of all the cooling hoses in hot TX climate so I'm also heading off summer issues with some cracked hardline i found, just one and going to swap out rear underbody cover. Long term if i don't go/add 993 (in which case the 997 goes to the track) final move is leather center console and shifter cover/wheel and ebrake refurb. Sucks not to drive but an oil change felt amazing so cannot wait -- both filters replaced and i washed out the soot from the stock airbag i hope to replace with fabspeed soon. If ya aint got wheels and Mommy's at the office then we gotta fix the 911 says the three year old........don't forget regular depth XZN METRIC SOCKETS.

 

Mine just went out on me last week, was in pieces , cost me $1050 at mechanic for new pump, thermostat and belt + fluid

 

Tarek next time you are in Alex look up my my dear friend Doctor Walaa Arakeeb JD LLM, at the law school. He would love your car and tell him his brother Alex in Dallas, Texas says hi and misses you!

 

rite on, i'm always in Alex, i go yearly!

 

Walaa ran for Parliament as well and is 44 or so but a dear and amazing friend. He is a devout Muslim and i am Jewish. Best of friends and classmates at law school. You might look him up through Thompson and night if they have an office and they should be in Cairo he will be listed as foreign counsel. What brought representatives from the two warring factions together? Our common love of sports cars.