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water pump
« on: 12 August 2008, 15:07:58 »
Having hi-jacked the petrol fumes in the coolant I'm starting my own thread. ;)
Having looked at the new V6 water pump in the box I can see that it's sealed to the front of the block with just an 'O'ring.
Q. Do I trust just the 'O' ring or do I use a smidgen of silicon type flange sealant too?
I'd obviously erased from my memory what a PITA it is to get to the front of the block, from when I did the cam belt.  :-?
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Re: water pump
« Reply #1 on: 12 August 2008, 15:21:15 »
trust the o ring bud just a smear of grease cause of the diffent meatals  :y
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Re: water pump
« Reply #2 on: 12 August 2008, 16:01:21 »
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trust the o ring bud just a smear of grease cause of the diffent meatals  :y

Mmm?! SLady bitshorpe's not too far away for me to call round with a leaking water pump  if the 'O' ring fails!  ;)  :y
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Re: water pump
« Reply #3 on: 12 August 2008, 16:02:49 »
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trust the o ring bud just a smear of grease cause of the diffent meatals  :y

Mmm?! SLady bitshorpe's not too far away for me to call round with a leaking water pump  if the 'O' ring fails!  ;)  :y

i wont be in andy off to cyprus in morning !  ;D ;D
 never seen one fail yet matey !  :y
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Re: water pump
« Reply #4 on: 12 August 2008, 16:11:54 »
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i wont be in andy off to cyprus in morning !  ;D ;D
A likely story!?  ;)

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never seen one fail yet matey !  :y
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Re: water pump
« Reply #5 on: 12 August 2008, 16:53:20 »
Did mine a whiole ago, from the front as you say and have not had any leaks from there. All I used, same as markey, was a smear of grease to hold it in place until I bolted it together.
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Re: water pump
« Reply #6 on: 12 August 2008, 17:57:49 »
Only time I've seen that o ring fail (if fitted properly) is after an oil cooler failure (and the oil softens the rubber...
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Re: water pump
« Reply #7 on: 12 August 2008, 18:17:01 »
Just grease then! I don't get back home till about 10:45 tonight but in my wisdom, although booked my car in at Drury Ln Oldahm for 9:00 in the morning for a geometry check/adjustment, I stripped my car down this morning. Looks like I'll be busy tonight re-building the bugger so I can use it tomorrow morning.  :-?  :-/  :-/
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Re: water pump
« Reply #8 on: 12 August 2008, 19:08:48 »
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Just grease then! I don't get back home till about 10:45 tonight but in my wisdom, although booked my car in at Drury Ln Oldahm for 9:00 in the morning for a geometry check/adjustment, I stripped my car down this morning. Looks like I'll be busy tonight re-building the bugger so I can use it tomorrow morning.  :-?  :-/  :-/
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Re: water pump
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2008, 19:22:30 »
Hopefully on topic but...if the pumps leaking because of the seal would changing the seal be sufficient or is a new water pump recommended?
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Re: water pump
« Reply #10 on: 12 August 2008, 19:24:52 »
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Hopefully on topic but...if the pumps leaking because of the seal would changing the seal be sufficient or is a new water pump recommended?
for the amount of stripping down, new pump, unless its a virtually new pump
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Re: water pump
« Reply #11 on: 12 August 2008, 19:27:59 »
For £22 on a trade card may as well anyway I suppose...
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Re: water pump
« Reply #12 on: 12 August 2008, 19:44:40 »
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A very generous offer John, but it's OK thanks. I'll don my miner's head lamp & get on with it as soon as I get home - it only took an hour or so to get all the sh1te from between the rad & block to the floor of my garage so hopefully shouldn't be much different going back on ....... he says optimistically.  :-?  :y :y
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« Reply #13 on: 12 August 2008, 19:45:34 »
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A very generous offer John, but it's OK thanks. I'll don my miner's head lamp & get on with it as soon as I get home - it only took an hour or so to get all the sh1te from between the rad & block to the floor of my garage so hopefully shouldn't be much different going back on ....... he says optimistically.  :-?  :y :y

good luck andy be carefull of trapping knock sensor wires  :y
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Re: water pump
« Reply #14 on: 12 August 2008, 19:46:03 »
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for the amount of stripping down, new pump, unless its a virtually new pump

I'd forgotten just how much there was to strip just too get to the 3 pump bolts.  :(
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