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Maintenance & Repair Water Leaks -- How to Find and Fix
418 messages, Last post on Aug 22, 2009 at 4:18 PM
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Replying to: imsobuffalo (Jul 23, 2009 5:07 pm) Check by getting a strip of paper. Close the door on the paper in different positions around the seal, to see where the paper is tight when you try to pull it out, and where it is loose and easy to pull out. If the window frame is bent, you can open the door and gently press on the frame to bend it slightly in. |
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I just fixed a leak in one of my coolant lines, the line between the water pump, the oil cooler, and the heater core. Now that it's fixed, the water pump seems to leak coolant ONLY when the car is cold. Once it has warmed up, the leak stops, only to return once the car has cooled down again, pretty much emptying all of the coolant. My question is, What could this leak be, where could it be coming from, and how would I go about making it go away. I heard that there is some sort of spray that, when sprayed on the OUTSIDE of the water pump, will seal any leaks. Is this true, and would it work for a long time, or only a short one. Thanks in advance for any help yall can lend.
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Replying to: johnequickiii (Aug 20, 2009 5:41 pm) Probably you need a new pump. Also, stop leak hat you add to the cooling system will NOT work on a water pump, so don't go there.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 20, 2009 7:56 pm) Probably not easy to replace the leaky seal either, is it? Actually, what I meant to ask was... I see you can buy a replacement gasket for a water pump. Would THAT be the problem, or might it be something else in the water pump?
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Replying to: johnequickiii (Aug 22, 2009 1:24 pm) Just think of how you'd feel, if 5K or 10K miles from now that water pump bearing totally goes out, and now you have to take it apart again (or pay someone to do that), to do the job all over again. If it was me pulling it apart, it's getting a new pump, new radiator hoses, and coolant. |
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Replying to: johnequickiii (Aug 22, 2009 1:24 pm) |
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Replying to: obyone (Aug 22, 2009 2:31 pm)
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Replying to: johnequickiii (Aug 22, 2009 2:48 pm) |
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Replying to: johnequickiii (Aug 22, 2009 2:48 pm)  Oil with coolant? Best guess would be blown head gasket. The other way to check is to see if there is coolant in the oil.
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Replying to: obyone (Aug 22, 2009 3:28 pm) So... More than likely, to resolve these issues, replace the water pump, gasket, and the head gasket? That should, hopefully, do it. ^^; |
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