SLEEMAN Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 hey guys, just noticed yesterday my car is having a coolant water leak, i can pin point where its coming from and its coming from the water pump, but problem is though is doesn't leak like mad it just has a constant drip when the engine is hot, when its cold there is no leak, and when i'm driving the car normally the temp guage doesn't shoot up and it runs perfectly fine just this leak i am very concerned about. but i don't know whether its the pump or the gasket is at fault would any of you guys know which one it could be? and how hard is it to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 well its better to be safe then sorry, if it is the water pump gasket i would change the water pump while your their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 its a cambelt off job to do it and if its leaking replace the pump and gasket as there only cheep. if you remove the cambelt you should always fit a new belt but you can fit the old 1 its just not advised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAIG1712 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Elo mate, ive just over come that problem. Mine started off as a minor leak but it will get worse if you don't do something about it and it wont be long, (if it is the pump) before it starts breaking off the engine . . . I bought a new water pump from halfords for £29.99 and a new cam belt for £18.?? Its not a nice job but also not as hard as people make it out to be, just make sure u put small marks on the engine in exact relation to where the cam pullys and the crankshaft are so that nothing moves and u don't lose the timing once the cam belts off. Its just a simple little thing to do, and people recomend getting tensioning kits and things but tbh just make sure nothing moves when u dont want it to and the job will go smoothly. If your concered i rang ford myself and they said it could be a number of things, the water pump, themostat, radiator piping rot and they quoted me £425 to fix it. Imo seek sum better advice and do it yourself mate. . . me(17yrs old) and my mate(also 17) managed to fairly easily do what i heard was quite an experienced mechanical job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEEMAN Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 true well i'm not confident enough to tackle the water pump yet, as i only know basic mechanics like servicing, brakes, and exhausts etc. but my uncle owns a garage so he'll get it sorted. if it only takes half an hour then thats a bonus as they charge £25 labour every hour i think! so it will be sorted by tomorrow night to say the least! i'll be confident once i get a 2.0 mondeo zetec engine on a stand and do it myself, but for now i'll leave it to the pro's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reid Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 2l it now slee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madaboutescorts Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 2l it now slee mite aswell, not a really expensive conversion probley one of the cheapest engine conversions you can do in a escort.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAIG1712 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 i wanna do an engine swap on my POS 1.6 lol would any garage be able to do the swap an how much u guys rekon? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pukkadeal Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 jdmsport on here does the conversions just ask him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEEMAN Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 well the problem has now been solved, £230 later a new pump and a timing belt kit fitted! so the 2L will be left to next year craig if you ask sammy125 nicely he could help out lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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