Water Pump

[Paul R]

Hi,

Got a horrible squeek from under the bonnet this morning - noticed it yesterday too, but today it's much louder.

Anyway, I popped the bonnet and I can hear wheres it's coming from.

Is the water pump on the top right of the engine, driven by the fan belt? If it is then I think it's that.

Anyone know how much a water pump costs? Is it easy to replace and can I do it myself?

Paul.

[Ian C]

Nah, that's the power steering pump mate, I think most people have had squeaky ones. Mine went squeaky and I just kept WD40'ing it and one day the squeak never came back.

-Ian

[Gordon F]

Originally posted by Ian C
Nah, that's the power steering pump mate, I think most people have had squeaky ones. Mine went squeaky and I just kept WD40'ing it and one day the squeak never came back.

Same for me, apart from the fact that the squeak does come back from time to time :(

[Steve W]

Can you get an 'uprated' BLITZ squeek ???

or, maybe, a SEQUENTIAL squeek-off valve ???

:conf:

[TRD3000GT]

U gott love this forum.

I think Ive got the exact same problem. Is it the pulley at the top right hand side at the front of the block?

Mine is sqeaking a bit after 10 days of the car sitting still!

It seems there may be a greasing point? looks like a little ball bearing inside a drill hole in the body of the unit..

Any ideas?

:cool:

[Paul R]

Hello.

I made my squeak go away for about 2 days by putting loads of WD40 on it. But it came back again. It only sqeaks if it's been raining or theres a lot of moisture in the air.

The noise goes away after the car has warmed up though.

Where is this greasing point then ? can you take a pic and post it?

Paul.

[Suprash]

Yep, mine squeaks as well, any more on this :confused:

[Digsy]

Originally posted by TRD3000GT
It seems there may be a greasing point? looks like a little ball bearing inside a drill hole in the body of the unit..

Any ideas?

:cool:

The ball bearing is just a method of permanently blocking off a drilling. FFS don't prise it out and stick a grease gun in there! :cool:

[Whitesupraboy2]

ffs youll never guess what mine has done this morning, yes some squeaking!
it kinda sounds a bit like a belt slipping but not the usual long whirring noise you get when moisture gets under it more just the small squeak instead. Stops squeaking within 5 minutes of being started up

[Paul R]

FFS!!

FFS!!

[Paul R]

glad I got that off my chest! :D

[TRD3000GT]

I got my squeek sorted with some creamic quick flow grease.

[Paul R]

CREAMIC?

Is that some kind of sex aid?

Paul.
:D :D :D

[TRD3000GT]

super slippy heat resistant. Wont just drip out when hot.

sounds a bit sexual like? :cool: