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Replacing airpump check valve--will it save the airpump motor? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Dick on  Thu Apr 21 08:13 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Just bought a 97 850 R wagon with 49.9K on it for $13.9. Don't know how good a deal, but it was from an elderly gentleman (70) who said he didn't run the bejeezus out of it. I drive a 97 850 GLT wagon here in Norway which I had shipped over from the States (European models don't have the airpump), and the airpump went out at 33K and was replaced under warranty, including the check valve. On the R wagon I just bought the airpump was never replaced. This is not a cheap item, and from what I understand it's a dog in traffic. It isn't going to last. My question is this: Can I replace the defective check valve that lets moisture creep back into the pump drowning and shorting it out before it fails and thus save the airpump motor or, can I take the motor apart (if possible) and dump any water that has accumulated in it? Or, do I just let it happen and bite the bullet when it does? Dick






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