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[terry paget]

As heading. Alternator not charging, I was fitting a spare alternator, when I noticed a drip from the water pump. Has anyone changed one?

[Viral_Jim]

What engine?

In pretty much any event I imagine it's going to be a faff. Driven off the timing belt in a small ca with a transverse engine.

Then again I have hands like sh!t shovels so I find any work like that to be a p!sser. YMMV 

[Doctor Gollum]

Why, in God's good name, did you not change it when you did the headgasket and cambelt?

[biggriffin]

Why, in God's good name, did you not change it when you did the headgasket and cambelt?

 
Cost,? If it ain't broke? or didn't think it would need doing?   Terry doesn't do preventative maintenance.

[Viral_Jim]

Why, in God's good name, did you not change it when you did the headgasket and cambelt?

 
Cost,? If it ain't broke? or didn't think it would need doing?   Terry doesn't do preventative maintenance.

£17 well saved 

[Doctor Gollum]

Apparently not...

[terry paget]

Why, in God's good name, did you not change it when you did the headgasket and cambelt?

Engine is 1.6 petrol. I did not change water pump, because I lacked confidence in my head gasket repair; head gasket that had failed was less than a year old, I presumed so were cam belt and water pump. I did not expect my repair to last long, these cars are prone to HG failure; in fact it has lasted five years.
 My son did not mention it was losing coolant. HG still seems OK. Car is 16 years old.
 Any idea what an independent garage would charge to do the job?

[Doctor Gollum]

Typically done as an 'additional part cost' tacked onto a cambelt change...

[henryd]

Its a cambelt off job to do but not difficult,I would fit new belt kit as a matter of course with the new pump

[biggriffin]

Typically done as an 'additional part cost' tacked onto a cambelt change...

 I agree, when changing cambelts if the water pump is driven by cambelt, change water pump, that's wot I was taught,.   Others just see the cost at the time, not the long term saving... 

Fix once save twice.

[Nick W]

K-series timing belt isn't too bad a job, and the water pump is an integral part of it for the reasons BG gave. About £70 worth of parts.

[terry paget]

Thanks for the advice gentlemen.
I need to lock the crankshaft, to remove the crankshaft pulley. Haynes tells me to make a simple tool, then 'remove the metal cover from the flywheel housing at the opposite site to the starter motor.' Picture shows a man's hand at LHS of front of engine. I see no plate there. Please advise.

[biggriffin]

Thanks for the advice gentlemen.
I need to lock the crankshaft, to remove the crankshaft pulley. Haynes tells me to make a simple tool, then 'remove the metal cover from the flywheel housing at the opposite site to the starter motor.' Picture shows a man's hand at LHS of front of engine. I see no plate there. Please advise.

 Remove the starter then and lock flywheel with a podger bar

[terry paget]

Thanks for the advice gentlemen.
I need to lock the crankshaft, to remove the crankshaft pulley. Haynes tells me to make a simple tool, then 'remove the metal cover from the flywheel housing at the opposite site to the starter motor.' Picture shows a man's hand at LHS of front of engine. I see no plate there. Please advise.

 Remove the starter then and lock flywheel with a podger bar

Thanks. Is a podger bar a crow bar?

[Entwood]

a "podger" is a spanner with a pointed handle .. the point is put in misaligned holes and use to pull them into alignment ...

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/podger-spanners/

big screwdriver often used to achieve the same in my garage !! 

I think Big G is suggesting you use one, or similar, to wedge and lock the flywheel