Leaky water pump, What am I doing wrong?

[elarm1]

I changed the waterpump and all of the asosiated seals but the tube that runs through the block is still leaking like ****. What am I doing wrong? I need help!

 

[SHO_DOODmorrris]

hey, i owuld check that tube again, **** up those o rings cause they tend to roll over somtimes or get cut up. lubing them should prevent this and make it slide in alright. if thats not the case did you scrape off all the old gasket on both the pump and the uhhhh.... fark i can tthink of it the thing it bolts to (not the block im not a retard the other thing) try that and LMK

 

[elarm1]

Yes I scraped off the old gasket, lubed the O rings with antifreeze, and put a lil dabb of rtv on the thin o ring that goes to the block. Does the tube snap into the water pump?

 

[elarm1]

anybody?

 

[yzstud]

the tube pops into place.
it will take a little umph to put it in with the new o-rings

 

[elarm1]

Well time to tear her down again! Thanks thats what I was missing. Now it pops into place on the water pump side right

 

[F-22 Raptor SHO]

remove the water put and the down tube assembly and make sure the gaskets on the down tube are not leaking....also consider this: I did the same thing and found that not only did I use the wrong type of oring (it melted) but my freeze plug was desintegrating to the point where it was leaking. Ouch.

 

[SHO_DOODmorrris]

remove the water put and the down tube assembly and make sure the gaskets on the down tube are not leaking....also consider this: I did the same thing and found that not only did I use the wrong type of oring (it melted) but my freeze plug was desintegrating to the point where it was leaking. Ouch.

orly? well thats ***

 

[Storm-Chaser]

I've seen this as well (freeze plug problem).


I think this is going to be the next "problem" issue for some over the next few years, especially given the difficulty in accessing/replacing some of the freeze plugs.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

hey, i owuld check that tube again, **** up those o rings cause they tend to roll over somtimes or get cut up. lubing them should prevent this and make it slide in alright. if thats not the case did you scrape off all the old gasket on both the pump and the uhhhh.... fark i can tthink of it the thing it bolts to (not the block im not a retard the other thing) try that and LMK

Unless you have to remove the rear water pump housing, it's best to leave it in place when replacing the pump itself.

The 14-20 year old o-rings usually swell about 50% beyond their original size, and even with all the **** in the world it's still a good bet you're going to mangle that old o-ring when putting the rear pump housing back on. So if you have to remove the rear housing, just get new o-rings.

 

[elarm1]

Thanks guys got the leak fixed. It was the o ring behind the water pump! She's good to go now.

 

[SHO_DOODmorrris]

yeah your telling me... those frost plugs under the crank ventelation plate are critical... those leak and your screwed man, coolant in your oil = yuky lol

 

[1995SHO9]

Glad you got it figured out. Sorry I was too late to offer advice

 

[elarm1]

No prob man, You get a big THANKS anyway!