Leaking water pump ?

classic2cv · Post by **classic2cv** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:40 pm

i keep losing water

every 2 to 3 days the stop and water light comes on and i have to top up the water

the car leaves a little pool of water now and again close to the front offside wheel

and when i had a quick underneath i some water dripping off the plastic cambelt cover

will it get any worse and can i leave a week or so and fix it when i change the belt?

Post by **docchevron** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:49 am

Almost certainly the waterpump leaking.
As for leaving it a week... what sort of mileage are we talking?

If you keep it topped up, and keep a VERY careful check on it, you might be ok, but if the gland lets go at 70mph on a motorway and dumps all the coolant, your engine will be FUBAR..

classic2cv · Post by **classic2cv** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:00 am

it's been doing it for some time

it takes about 3 days before the light starts to flicker then go out

then i top it up, i don't do a lot of mileage at the moment but the cambelt does need to be done so i can do those together with some other bits that need doing

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:24 am

If it was my car I would get it done asap no question about that, and of course change the cambelt at the same time.

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:47 pm

I've been keeping a BX doing exactly this under observation for some time, but checking regularly and avoiding journeys longer than a few miles wherever possible. Doc's quite right about the dire possibilities, though. The water pump I had earmarked to replace it went into my new BX - both water pump and replacement were thanks to Tom's kind help.

If you need to wait a while to organise logistics for a belt/pump change, you'll probably find that the flow is less if you're filling with a water rather than water/antifreeze mixture, though obviously that's not a good move in the long term. Until you do it - keep checking, and preferably refill before the light comes on.

classic2cv · Post by **classic2cv** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:50 pm

DLM wrote: If you need to wait a while to organise logistics for a belt/pump change, you'll probably find that the flow is less if you're filling with a water rather than water/antifreeze mixture, though obviously that's not a good move in the long term. Until you do it - keep checking, and preferably refill before the light comes on.

thanks for the advice i'll wait a bit get all the bits together and do the cambelt at the same time

There’s a neighbour who has Peugeot 405 TD and I’ll be giving him a hand with his cambelt too