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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Vamps on 27 January 2013, 23:45:00

Title: Water Pump change?
Post by: Vamps on 27 January 2013, 23:45:00

Just read that the water pump on a V6 is run via the auxiliary belt so when getting the timing belt done on a V6 I assume I do not need to get the water pump done, which on a 4 put needs to be done. Is this right?....... :)

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 27 January 2013, 23:46:41

You don't have too Vamps but whilst there doing the cambelt its easy to change it  :y
If you decide to do it at a later date everything has to be stripped off again like doing the cambelt to do it again... if that makes sense

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 January 2013, 00:38:15

There have been a few issues with new water pumps failing early recently. Not sure if I'd change one on a V6 as a matter of course these days. :-\

I've had one (admittedly pattern) where the sealing rubber O ring perished after 2 weeks. Others have had genuine GM pumps fail after similarly short lifetimes. The original one from my car was still in fine fettle after 120k miles, so I certainly wouldn't bother until the next cam belt change at 160k if I had my time again.

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 January 2013, 00:39:20

Of course, if you're paying labour to change it it's more than an hour of your time wasted if it does then fail later... But the same could be said if the new one fails early.

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: steve6367 on 28 January 2013, 08:02:13

Kevin, is it driven by cam belt on 4 pot?

Steve

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: RobG on 28 January 2013, 08:06:46

Quote from: steve6367 on 28 January 2013, 08:02:13

Kevin, is it driven by cam belt on 4 pot?

Steve

:y

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: henryd on 28 January 2013, 09:39:22

Quote from: steve6367 on 28 January 2013, 08:02:13

Kevin, is it driven by cam belt on 4 pot?

Steve

Yes and needs replacing with the cam belt kit  :y

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 January 2013, 09:52:12

Agreed, on a 4 pot it forms one of the cam belt idlers so must be done with the belt.

We were talking about the V6 though. ;)

Title: Re: Water Pump change?
Post by: steve6367 on 31 January 2013, 17:32:23

Noted thank you - I am about to do mine.

Will add a water pump.

Steve