water pump leaking pretty bad.

[The Green GT]

Well my low coolant light came on yesterday. I checked it and it was low. Filled it up, and came on again today. Then after I changed my fuel filter I was gonna check the water again and I opened the hood and saw water dripping pretty fast. It made a,little puddle in under a minute. I got under it and can see its coming from around the bottom screw on the drivers side. now do the gaskets on water pumps go bad or is it more than likely the pump itself?

Im gonna get some prices on pumps and take it off to see if I can see any cracks or anything.

 

[urban96]

45 for a FMS high flow at summit

 

[86bluecobra]

if its just the gasket and not coming from the weep hole on the bottom of the water pump itself you maybe able to seal it up with rv gasket.f

 

[The Green GT]

If I can get it here fast I may get it.

 

[The Green GT]

if its just the gasket and not coming from the weep hole on the bottom of the water pump itself you maybe able to seal it up with rv gasket.f

It looks like its coming from the front of the water pump, like its coming from the screw hole.

 

[The Green GT]

Ok I got the pump off and saw that there was water coming from the little hole in the pump. Im gonna change the pump and all the hoses.

How much coolant does the system have and does anyone have a good walkthrough on how to get all the air out wne I fill it back up?

 

[urban96]

4 liters i belive. run it untill it heats up enough to open the t-stat then keep adding/checking untill its full and u see no more bubbles. you can also try adding water from the spot where the hardlines for the heater screw in so that you sorta fill up the engine side behind the t-stat

 

[The Green GT]

4 liters i belive. run it untill it heats up enough to open the t-stat then keep adding/checking untill its full and u see no more bubbles. you can also try adding water from the spot where the hardlines for the heater screw in so that you sorta fill up the engine side behind the t-stat

You are talking about the small hose that goes to the water pump right? The longer of the two?

And what about parking it in a ditch with the engine higher than the rear?

 

[86bluecobra]

why are you going to change all the hoses? are they damaged?

 

[FlyBy763]

45 for a FMS high flow at summit

They dont make a high flow for our cars... That one is standard flow.

 

[trav_19]

just replaced my water pump for the 29 bucks i spent it was worth replacing the whole thing... i replaced my bypass hoses while i had my pump off good idea while your in there but as for the upper and lower i would unless they show signs of wear or cracking.

 

[The Green GT]

The hoses werent really damaged, but I havent changed them since I got the car and I dont really know when the last time they were change was.

 

[HISSIN50]

It's always a good idea to replace the hoses IMHO (especially with all the underhood heat on the SN's). Good time to install a new Mr Gasket stat too.

It sounds like you were leaking out of the weep hole, which indicates bearing wear in the pump. The weep hole is behind the pulley on the bottom (a nice little round hole with no seeming reason for being there).

You can try to crack open the plugs on the side of the block.
Travis, where'd you get a pump for 30 beans? They're over 50 at parts houses around here.

 

[The Green GT]

There is nowhere that sells Mr.Gasket stats around here and I needed to do it TODAY.

And I paid like $80 for my pump.

I would have ordered the one from summit, but since I needed it today, well that just wasnt an option. Thats the thing I hate about the Mustang being my DD. When something breaks I have to settle for OEM replacements becase I dont have time to wait for better stuff.

 

[trav_19]

got my pump from auto value, there in michigan and surrounding states