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/6 Matt said

Funny, the '99 sohc neon my brother inlaw had was one of the shittiest cars I ever wrenched on. Never could get the brake parts to align correctly. I was so happy to scrap it after the water pump took out the timing belt and ruined the engine. And before you ask the water pump and belt was only replaced 20k miles ago.

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How many miles on the car before the water pump went? I replaced the first set of front brake pads at 100K The second at 200K along with the rear pads. I also replaced the rotors all the way around at 200K, just because. There as nothing wrong with them. Never did anything but routine maintenance to any of them other than the original head gasket. A water pump only lasted 20K? Sounds like Chinese or cheapo rebuild. When replacing a timing belt, I always bought a new premium water pump. Never had a problem there. All of My Neons were 5 speeds, Mopar Performance ECU, suspensions upgraded to ACR specs, Premium gas and run hard.