is my water pump going?
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Re: is my water pump going? (Glock'94)
It sounds like this is not my problem becuase the car is not missing and I did not see anything leaking around the water pump and nothing on the hood. There was just the shiny moisture under the car on the frame and the near stall. My husband and I determined that this is probably the fluid front the clutch because it leaks slowly and stays shiny on the gagrage floor. It has probably collected there on the frame and looks wet. As far as the near stall, I don't know since there are no codes.
Curtis, are you coming to Hooters on Sun, maybe everyone can look it over and see what they think.
Curtis, are you coming to Hooters on Sun, maybe everyone can look it over and see what they think.
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Re: is my water pump going? (thrills)
Jenn, based on the pictures, it looks pretty dry all around where it normally would show some signs of leakage.
I would just keep watching it and if the symtom happens again, report it again and everyone will be glad to help I am sure. Just keep posting "sock" pictures. Usually brings a crowd ;). (Your such a showoff, I could do that but it would look like the Bud drivers calendar.)
I would just keep watching it and if the symtom happens again, report it again and everyone will be glad to help I am sure. Just keep posting "sock" pictures. Usually brings a crowd ;). (Your such a showoff, I could do that but it would look like the Bud drivers calendar.)
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Re: is my water pump going? (thrills)
Yes, I'll be at Hooters on Sunday .. I'd be glad to look at it for you then. But like Chris says, from the pictures it looks ok. My waterpump looked like someone dipped it halfway into a bucket of coolant for a few days and then took it out and let dust collect. It was filthy. Yours looks pretty clean.
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Re: is my water pump going? (Glock'94)
If you can, reach up and feel the bottom of the opti from underneath, my 40th had a front seal oil leak and the bottom of the opti was covered with crud (kind of looked like your picture from underneath), it started idling rough and then missing in the upper rpm range. Hopefully its not your opti but it sounds like there are plenty of guys down there willing to help :D
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Re: is my water pump going? (Vette92)
chris yep I'm a showoff :D :D What can I say I love attenetion hehehe!!!
Curtis, I don't know what the problem is, I'll stay alert to it. See you saturday!!
Curtis, I don't know what the problem is, I'll stay alert to it. See you saturday!!
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Re: is my water pump going? (Z06 Fletch)
If you can, reach up and feel the bottom of the opti from underneath, my 40th had a front seal oil leak and the bottom of the opti was covered with crud (kind of looked like your picture from underneath), it started idling rough and then missing in the upper rpm range. Hopefully its not your opti but it sounds like there are plenty of guys down there willing to help :D
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Re: is my water pump going? (thrills)
Red is either Trans fluid (auto) or DexCool coolant. Or could be power steering fluid if somebody used ATF in the PS.
Check your coolant, is it red/orange? Is the power steering fluid RED? The car is a stick?
Pete
Check your coolant, is it red/orange? Is the power steering fluid RED? The car is a stick?
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Re: is my water pump going? (PeteL)
Pete, yes the coolant is red and yes it's a stick.
My husband swears that it's the DOT 3 fluid from the clutch based on where it is and says it's not red. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow.
[Modified by thrills, 10:55 PM 3/15/2002]
My husband swears that it's the DOT 3 fluid from the clutch based on where it is and says it's not red. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow.
[Modified by thrills, 10:55 PM 3/15/2002]
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Re: is my water pump going? (Glock'94)
actually I'm the stupid one. He's right it's brownish and it's farther back than where coolant would leak from (I always park in the same spot, I even have a marker on the wall to guide me) 
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Re: is my water pump going? (thrills)
no it's not the oil, it's the hydrylic fluid from the clutch, it leaks :cry
[Modified by Glock'94, 4:14 PM 3/16/2002]
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Re: is my water pump going? (Glock'94)
my husband checks the fluid freqently, it has symptoms when it's low. It gets hard to shift when it's cold, so if it does that I make him fill it. One of these days maybe I can talk him into fixing it.