Waterpump leaking from a hole

[1gcrazy]

I JUST installed it and It was int he back of my galant when I bought it. It was in great condition before i installed it. Very clean. Now its leaking through a hole and I HAD to find out as soon as it was all back together...

 

[roadrunner2176]

Maybe I read something wrong , but when water pumps start leaking from a hole in the neck, that means their going bad. That hole is designed to be there as a preventative measure. When it starts leaking, the seals are going bad, letting you know its time for a new pump before it fails entirely.

 

[ECLIPSEESPILCE]

Time for a new pump, buy O.E. lots of work to put in.

 

[96_charcoal_tsi]

That hole would be called a weep whole. It is there to let you know when the seals have gone out on it. If it is leaking then it is done for. All waterpumps have a weep whole on them. This is just to prevent something really bad from happening. Just think if there was nothing there to tell you when a waterpump went bad.

 

[1gcrazy]

Ok... that a ####in new one on me... damn it.
Have a new waterpump in. She warms up, idles fine. I didn't get a chance to drive her but i'm assuming since shes not leaking and she sounds great that everything is peachy.
I'll go out tomorrow and drive her.
Not bad, 6 hours the first time, 2 and a half the second.

For the future is there anyway to check to see if the seals are bad? On the one I installed the second time. I put some water in it with the pulley down to see if it leaked. Then after I had the second one tight I put water in the system to see if there were any leaks prior to reassembly...?

 

[Defiant]

For the future is there anyway to check to see if the seals are bad?

Yeah. They weep out that hole when they begin to fail.

Never re-use a waterpump. They're too cheap, and too big a pain in the ass to risk.

And,

it's
HOLE.

jesus.
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