water pump help!!!
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Austin Texas
water pump help!!!
ok so i put on some mods today started my car to go get a can of snuff,, and this awful squeeling noise came from my hood ... so i opened it and determined that it was the tensioner pully.. so i got a new one and a new belt and put it on..... didnt help.. now i think that its my water pump,,, do i have to buy a new pump or is there a bearing that i could put in there,,, hmm now that i think about it i will most likely have to get a new pump... sooo what i want to know is if any of you guys have run into this problem and what yall did to solve it,, and does any one have a water pump that dont cost 160???? im gona tear the top and front down tommorrow,,, i just need some help here
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Rockford Illinois
ok so i put on some mods today started my car to go get a can of snuff,, and this awful squeeling noise came from my hood ... so i opened it and determined that it was the tensioner pully.. so i got a new one and a new belt and put it on..... didnt help.. now i think that its my water pump,,, do i have to buy a new pump or is there a bearing that i could put in there,,, hmm now that i think about it i will most likely have to get a new pump... sooo what i want to know is if any of you guys have run into this problem and what yall did to solve it,, and does any one have a water pump that dont cost 160???? im gona tear the top and front down tommorrow,,, i just need some help here
Otherwise the water pump pulley bearing might need to be replaced. If the water pump was bad you would see fluid coming out of the weep hole.
To check bearings, place you finger where the bearing sits and rotate it. It should be smooth, if it isnt time to replace it. You can do that yourself with a hammer and a piece of wood. I would check other pullies as well to make sure you have the culprit.
Pro
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Arlington Texas
It's been a while and I don't remember the exact location, but there's an idler pulley under the water pump or power steering pump. That was where my squeak was coming from. You might try the old "piece of heater hose used like a stethoscope" trick to see if the sound is coming below the water pump.
