A diagnosis of a bad water pump doesn’t seem like a major under-hood surgery job for most vehicles. But the mechanic wants viewers to know that for certain vehicles, it’s a very different story, and a messy one involving fluids that look borderline revolting.
The clip from creator Foreign Finesse (@foreiginfinesseimports), which has more than 159,000 views, has images that call to mind an automotive horror show underneath a Lincoln MKZ where the motor has been removed to access the water pump that needs to be replaced. And under the machinery is a basin filled with the brown sludge that results from coolant mixing with motor oil.
“When your water pump goes out, you gotta drop the whole motor from the car, but this is also what you're filling your motor with,” the mechanic warns while using his hand to stir up the contents that look like the bottom of a murky lake.
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The mechanic doesn't identify the specific engine in the video, but the warning will sound familiar to many Ford and Lincoln owners. (Ford is Lincoln's parent company.)
