I got a 02 and noticed when I reached 900 miles that the Intercooler started making a loud "water pump" noise. When I start the truck it takes about 30 seonds before I can see the intercooler reservoirstart pumping. The noise stems from this process. Is this normal? For the first 900 miles I didnt hear this noise. I have 1200 miles now and the noise has been there since.

 

Your pump is going out. Mine just went out at 4300 and I now find out about the messed up gasket and the blow-by in cylinder 6. Getting rebuilt for free w/ Manley rods though. Take it to Ford and tell them the intercooler pump is going out. It should take a few days for the part to get there and it only takes a day to replace.

 

Thanks for the reply, good info.

 

no prob man, just have em inspect it when you take it back. My motor had already been messed with when it was under 100 miles...

 

I went to the dealer and they agreed that the electric pump has gone bad. I hope nothing else was affected by the problem.
Thanks.