Corsa_B1.2
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Registered: 26th Feb 04
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THere is a slight rubbing and ticking noise coming from the timing belt area so i have been told it is the water pump on its way out.
The belt was changed at its first interval and the cars only done 50,000 now.
So how long have i got before the pump needs changed and will it be ok to drive the car just now?
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Adam-D
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who told you its the water pump?
id take it to a garage to be sure could be somthing simple
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Corsa_B1.2
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Its going into the garage i got it from in the morning to find out if it is.
I was told this is the sound that the water pump makes when it starts to go.
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Adam-D
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normally when a water pump goes it pisses coolent everywhere
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ed
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Might be a bearing on the alternator...
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leafgreencorsa
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If a water pump fails it would usually be the bearings so you would tend to get a rumbling or squeaking noise rather than ticking. It's also usually accompanied by weeping of coolant from the pump area.
There is a simple test you could try to find out where the noise is coming from - it's not very scientific but it does work. Take a length of wood and place the end against the component you want to listen to and put your ear to the other end of the timber - this will let you hear the noise from each part separately and so isolate the source but take care not to get in the way of any moving parts like drive belts!
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Corsa_B1.2
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Right cars in the garage.
The mechanic says it sounds like either the water pump or the timing belt tensioner.
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purple_corsa_gls
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_B1.2
Right cars in the garage.
The mechanic says it sounds like either the water pump or the timing belt tensioner.
Probably totally different but i had a ford Ka (complete with limp wrist and fluffy dice) and it atrted ticking. Next thing i know im sitting on the side of the A19 with smoke everywhere and the cylinder head fucked.
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Corsa_B1.2
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Got the car back at dinner time.
It was the water pump after all.
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