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| Slow coolant leak near water pump?; After clutch swap, water leak | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 10 2012, 10:51 AM (682 Views) | |
| 1Liter.love | Nov 10 2012, 10:51 AM Post #1 |
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not too long ago, my metro's clutch went out. i swapped it out in about 4 hours. dropped the motor out the bottom, pulled the tranny, installed the new clutch kit from o'Rielles (which came with a bad throw out bearing btw) and put everything back together. now after the fact, it appears that the coolant line that runs from the back of the water pump to the radiator may be leaking? i checked the lines on the back of the intake manifold just to check and all is good there. i have not specifically seen the leak but sometimes it can be a cup in a week or so much that if the car is idling, its dripping every second or so. is there a freeze plug or something on the back side of the water pump? what are the symptoms of a failing water pump? when i removed the motor, i was careful not to damage the upper coolant line that runs from the back of the water pump. the one 10 or 12mm bolt on it is fastened and had not moved. im just concerned here! thanks a lot |
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| snowfish | Nov 10 2012, 12:25 PM Post #2 |
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Check the coolant tube where it enters the water pump. You may have disturbed it while swapping trannys. New O-Ring, or RTV on the old one, should fix you right up.
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| Old Man | Nov 10 2012, 01:04 PM Post #3 |
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read this: http://geometroforum.com/topic/4892041/1/ |
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| wizard 03 | Nov 10 2012, 01:18 PM Post #4 |
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It sounds exactly like a problem I had. I had to change out the crank and after that I apparently blew out the old O ring while driveing around a few days later. I tried to put one back in place several times, but for some reason it just kept popping out again. Seems I lost the bolt behind the engine and beneather the intake manifold that holds the metal tube perfectly in place. I replaced the O ring, replaced the bolt, and just for good measure plastered enough RTV black on it, to glue the world together. Its just fine now. Best guess or idea, make sure the tube isn't bent. |
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| Gizmo | Nov 10 2012, 01:28 PM Post #5 |
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read this: http://geometroforum.com/topic/4892041/1/ The water pump has a .17 caliber size hole under the pulley area near the impeller that leaks coolant when the pump goes bad. Another way to check if your pump is good or bad is the spin the water pump pulley with the alt belt off, you should feel slight resistance when turning it. I it spins freely with no effort it could be going bad. New water pumps dont spin real real easy. Hope this helps. |
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| 1Liter.love | Nov 11 2012, 09:09 PM Post #6 |
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Man! Such great responses! I'll check all of these issues for sure! Thank so much Torey |
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You may have disturbed it while swapping trannys.
New O-Ring, or RTV on the old one, should fix you right up.

3:18 AM Jul 11