dubman 39 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 discovered a trail of coolant leading from front of the engine. opened the bonnet and i see a little pool of water on the lower engine plastic guard. the coolant seems to be a deposit from the centre of the engine. could it be the water pump leaking? also, i noticed a clicking/ticking sound from the belts near the fan shroud. all input would be appreciated. Although i've been wanting an excuse to convert to 6 cylinder, i only have repair funds right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 Sounds like water pump - can you not see where it is coming from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 Clicking sound possibly from a hose hitting the fan? I have a stethoscope you can borrow if you want listen to the waterpump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 just saw it, after a tipsy mind blast that my old jdm sideskirts mite fit the e30 lolol will inspect from cold for a good hour or so when the suns up. from the service history, the water pump has never been replaced :/ . 240,000 k's and counting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 Clicking sound possibly from a hose hitting the fan? I have a stethoscope you can borrow if you want listen to the waterpump. hey bro. nah, its not hitting at all. heaps of clearance. will get out my inspection mirror and see where the leaks coming from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tire 10 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 hey bro. nah, its not hitting at all. heaps of clearance. will get out my inspection mirror and see where the leaks coming from. HAha look at us with our stupidly high tool:knowledge ratio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 hah yea, all the pro's just churn out awesome stuff without any questions. upcoming uni break, study my arse, more like e30 time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polley 916 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 HAha look at us with our stupidly high tool:knowledge ratio Strong post count Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted August 19, 2011 If not the pump, it'll be the plastic fitting that feeds the water out of the block under the intake manifold. I have a new one sitting here if you need it, at cost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 slow leak with a constant drip behind the fan. water pump then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 Waterpump & cambelt time William Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 cambelt done around ~10,000 km's ago, water pump wasnt replaced under their advisement. what about the tensioner? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 wtf... they didn't advise to replace the waterpump? strange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 The plastic fitting I mentioned should also be done every time the cambelts done, I've seen too many fail now, leading to overheating and headgaskets blowing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 spent the last hour reading up on water pump replacement. seems straight forward. Just to confirm, i dont have to worry about aligning anything up? as i am only touching the water pump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 Straight forward job, one out and one in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted August 20, 2011 once again David, thanks for the help and advice. Guess the clicking noise mite be the bearing's then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
