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Originally Posted by ampedxpinoy
i'm pretty positive it is the water pump now that you mention it. Its a breif sound under acceleration depending on how hard it is. But it does sound like marbles in a metal bucket. I hope this isn't too expensive to fix now.
how serious of a problem is this for the engine?
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If it is the pump, I wouldn't wait for it to comletely go. Worst case the shaft could snap and ruin the radiator - believe me I know.
The part isn't cheap, but it's not too bad. The labor is what I consider unreasonable. It isn't a difficult job, just time consuming. If you are about due for a timing belt, your in luck as the additional labor for the pump should be almost nothing.