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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: dbug on 14 November 2009, 17:25:11

Title: Water Pump
Post by: dbug on 14 November 2009, 17:25:11

Well my water pump on the saloon decided to self destruct yesterday.  Emptied all the coolant onto the road (really p*ssed off as only refilled with fresh water and new red antifreeze a couple of weeks back when I changed heater matex  :( )  Had it recovered back home.

Got more antifreeze and swapped it out this morning with a new GM pump I had in the garage.  The bearing on the old one had collapsed hence the leak.  Straightforward job (although the old one took some hammering to remove), topped up with 5 lits of A/F plus some water.  Had a good burn down the local dual carriageway - no leaks, heater nice and hot and coolant levet ok.

Job done  ;)

Title: Re: Water Pump
Post by: Andy H on 14 November 2009, 17:34:21

Well done  :y

Did you have to remove the cam belt to get the backplate off to get to the water pump?

Title: Re: Water Pump
Post by: dbug on 14 November 2009, 17:35:57

No cambelt not in way.

Title: Re: Water Pump
Post by: tunnie on 14 November 2009, 17:37:20

Water pump is aux belt driven on the V's unlike cam belt driven on the 4 pots

Title: Re: Water Pump
Post by: Andy H on 14 November 2009, 17:46:20

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Water pump is aux belt driven on the V's unlike cam belt driven on the 4 pots

I knew that it was driven by the auxiliary belt, I was just puzzled by the advice often given to change the pump when the cambelt was off.

Title: Re: Water Pump
Post by: dbug on 14 November 2009, 17:50:43

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Water pump is aux belt driven on the V's unlike cam belt driven on the 4 pots

I knew that it was driven by the auxiliary belt, I was just puzzled by the advice often given to change the pump when the cambelt was off.

Coz once you get to the water pump it would only take another 10 mins to do a cambelt change!!