dac69er
Super Moderator
Has anyone else had issues with waterpumps leaking after only a short period of use?
My runaround mk1 had a slight leak from the seal. It was 5 years old and I though bugger it, I will swap the cambelt and pump and get it done. This was in November last year.
Didn't use the car over winter, started using it recently, done about 1000miles and it was leaking again out of the seal drain hole. I then changed it again and it seems ok so far.
Today I started taking the box off my ep85 and noticed that water pump was leaking from the input shaft seal, just behind the pulley. This pump isn't very old either, perhaps a couple of years and not many miles!!!!
The pumps are all branded pumps, not complete ching chong specials. Why am I having such a pain in the arse with them?
Oddly my other mk1 has a 10+ year old water pump in it and that is still 100%
My runaround mk1 had a slight leak from the seal. It was 5 years old and I though bugger it, I will swap the cambelt and pump and get it done. This was in November last year.
Didn't use the car over winter, started using it recently, done about 1000miles and it was leaking again out of the seal drain hole. I then changed it again and it seems ok so far.
Today I started taking the box off my ep85 and noticed that water pump was leaking from the input shaft seal, just behind the pulley. This pump isn't very old either, perhaps a couple of years and not many miles!!!!
The pumps are all branded pumps, not complete ching chong specials. Why am I having such a pain in the arse with them?
Oddly my other mk1 has a 10+ year old water pump in it and that is still 100%