engine coolant pump replacement

[jrk]

Hello, I had a check engine light come on and the NAPA auto parts guy said it was P26CE, engine coolant pump over speed. I took it to a mechanic who says that it will be over $800 to replace the pump. Is this a reasonable price? Seems like the part is around $320 on the ford parts store online....  

[plus 3 golfer]

Did the mechanic clear the code and run the PCM test to see if the code returned. I assume the coolant level is OK.

 

It looks like 2 hose clamps, electrical connector, and 3 bolts to remove pump after belly pan removed and coolant drained.  Add $45? for coolant.  Two hours labor? = $200?  $800 seems excessive.  The service manual doesn't show anything that would indicate difficulty in removal.

[BluenoseCmax]

I recently had the P26CE code for coolant pump over-speed. It was erasable but came back within a day or so. I also figured it was the pump as there was no indication of leakage puddling. I then after a while checked the coolant and found that 2L needed to be added!.. so then it was a leak search. I also did see a small indication of leakage under the car one day. Jacking and removing the streamline panel, the leak was at the thermostat housing. $310C later I had the housing kit with new thermostat and o-ring in hand. Not too, too difficult to remove except for the 5 cinch type clamps where access is limited. I found that the upper portion of the housing had two hairline cracks resulting from corrosion expanding in the recess of the housing interface. The corrosion actually spread the housing to the point that it cracked. The salt roads and ocean climate here, along with manufactures not adequately corrosion protecting through simple applications is likely the culprit. Took 6 years for this to happen. See also "Thermostat Replacement Question" in these forums.