How do water pumps break?

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Feb 6, 2004 | 11:00 AM

Ryan C

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How do water pumps break?

why would one replace a pump?
they seem very straight foward i cant see how one would fail.
Just wondering.

Feb 6, 2004 | 11:17 AM

mattssi

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sometimes the bearings fail.

Feb 6, 2004 | 11:23 AM

b18bturbo

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Re: (mattssi)

watpump is just gear based on bearing the bearing and hosuing start to fail

Feb 6, 2004 | 11:30 AM

Ryan C

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how many cases of this have heard heard of and what is the worst case scenario?

Feb 6, 2004 | 11:52 AM

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the bearings could fail and so could the seal. the seal fails it won't pump and if it does it won't cool correctly and the water will boil as is passes through the engine.

Feb 6, 2004 | 11:59 AM

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guess i'll just get another mine has 200k

anyone selling a water pump for a gsr?

Feb 6, 2004 | 12:03 PM

b18bturbo

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just buy a new on they rare not that bad in price talk to Len on here its always good to change them when the timing belt is changed

How do water pumps break?

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