Water pump possibly caused p0442 code?
I've been having a p0442 code pop up about once a week, sometimes even 2-3 times a week for close to a year now, but I've always kinda ignored it because I heard it wasn't that big of a deal. Recently my water pump completely locked up and stopped spinning at all. Luckily it happened in my garage and I replaced it the same day. This was about 3 weeks ago now, and since I've replaced it I haven't received the engine light a single time, nor have I smelt gas at all when idling, which used to occasionally happen. I guess I'm asking if there's any reason that a water pump could have caused this engine code? I'm assuming my water pump has been struggling along for a while now and I never even noticed. I daily drive the car and haven't really had many issues besides this. Is there something along the belt loop that could have caused the code from the belt running a little slower or from increased tension from the water pump or anything? Genuinely just confused about this and wondering if maybe it's just a coincidence.