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.
