How often does our water pumps leak?

[Colossus]

Well, I built a motor. We'll just say it's quick. I finally get the EMS tuned, get it back, but it's been having a ton of coolant problems. I have a Fluidyne radiator, a stock fan, and a slim fan on the compressor side for a/c. A LOT of my lines have been blowing, cracking, splitting, etc. I've had the coolant dump out of this thing at least 6 times in the past month, just from random lines breaking. I finally think it's all solved, go out on a drive, come back, and now all my fluid is dumping out of the timing belt side. A few of us have suggest my water pump leaking it all out? Is this possible? It'd have to be a major seperation to leak this bad? It's not like, dripping, it's literally pouring out as water is put in. But it couldn't be that bad? I hear a weird clinking noise every so often from it right after it dumped, but my timing belt and everything is fine...

 

[AWDPetmitsu]

How many miles are on your car? Is this the original water pump? Usually, water pumps on DSM last an average of 120,000 miles. It's recommended to change the water pump along with the timing belt at every other timing belt job.

 

[DSM90AWD]

I hear a weird clinking noise every so often from it right after it dumped, but my timing belt and everything is fine...

I'd bet it was either a water pump related failure (housing, o-ring, or backed off gasket) or possibly a freeze plug blew out.

 

[SpoolinV8ETR]

Just think though, few more drives and it will all be NEW!!!



I know thats not funny. I know that i hate it when problems happen over and over. Wish you luck. I just happen to be rebuilding a motor myself and i know im going to get a new pump. I just hope i never have theproblems that you seem to be having.

Good Luck

 

[gurrmanator]

what dsm90awd said...there are no coolant lines on that side of the motor...one of two things