Water pump or just the gasket?
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On The Tree
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Water pump or just the gasket? okay i had my car sitting for acouple months i go out side to turn it on and seems like like its shooting a mist of water up from where the water pump just looks like a small leak do i have to change the entire water pump or just the gasket?
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Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Deep in the heart of Texas
since the pump has to come off to change the gasket, it could be the weep hole on the back of the pump. Inspect the pump after removal and then make a determination. I know I waited just a week and it killed my Opti. A 100 bucks quickly became 700.00. Just MHO.
i had a faulty rad cap that didnt open and it blew the water pump gasket and let me tell you it was dumping coolent got lucky tho didnt get the opti wet you can get a ac delco pump on rockauto for $103
