if it's the lower right gasket (looking at the engine) you won't need to remove the pump...and timing belt, and....a lot of work.
R On Aug 14, 2010, at 12:40 AM, Luis wrote: > Thanks guys for all the replies. I hope to find out what failed this weekend. > > If the pump failed I will replace it with an OEM pump. > > If it is just a pump gasket…I suppose I should replace the pump anyway since > it will be off. > > I’ll let everyone know what I find. > > Luis > > From: Ross Kuhns [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:41 PM > To: Luis > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Failed water pump? > > Luis, > > You should be able to trace back where the coolant is coming from. I imagine > if it's not obvious, it's coming from behind the timing belt covers so I'd > take the drive belts off and pull the middle and loosen or pull the upper > cover; loosen the lower one and see where the coolant is coming from. You > might have just blown one of the pump gaskets. I've seen that a few times. > Did the pump you used have the paper gaskets? I don't mind aftermarket pumps, > but I try to use the metal mazda gaskets. Let's see, if it's the water pump, > could be leaking from the rear main pump seal (to the block, main gasket), > the front shaft seal (pump needs replaced), the water pump outlet (where the > other gasket goes) or the oring on the water pipe. > > > Ross > > > On Aug 11, 2010, at 11:25 PM, Luis wrote: > > > > So I returned from a 2-day track event with my 92 only to discover that I am > losing coolant at a significant rate. > > I pressurized the cooling system when the car cooled off and at 5 lbs it was > already running off the front of the oil pan. Am I correct to presume that my > water pump failed? It is that or a gasket failed. I think. > > Here is the weird thing: I installed the water pump only 7k miles ago. I > checked the belt tension per the factory manual and it appears to be correct. > (It is hard to accurately gauge 22 lbs load on the belt but I calibrated my > thumb on the bathroom scale first). > > The car gets driven to the track and back so about ¼ of the miles are actual > track miles. > > Have any others had similar experiences with failed pumps? (The pump was > purchased from a reputable vendor) > > Thanks, > Luis > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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