Changing cam belt on my 1.8t best to do water pump too?

the pump has been on there from new 80,000 miles and im starting to loose water when the car is running is it worth changing whilst doing the cammy?

cheers chris

would be worth it if loosing water...

yeah why not mate.

If your doing the cambelt you might aswell as if you need to change it later your going to need a new cambelt again.

They do sometimes start to weep from where the pulley shaft goes into the housing. Which with G2 antifreeze will leave a nice pink crust stain down the side of the engine!

yes mate do it no point having to do it all again when it pops for good! i got some g12 antifrezze u can buy at a little price if u want?

If your changing the water pump make sure you change it for one with metal impelers, as the plastic ones are known for braking!!

vladimirr32 wrote:

yes mate do it no point having to do it all again when it pops for good! i got some g12 antifrezze u can buy at a little price if u want?

yea well gsf want 22.50 for a metal impellar one. Lol i just got all the coolant anyway work at halfords you see trade discount.

Cupra20 wrote:

If your changing the water pump make sure you change it for one with metal impelers, as the plastic ones are known for braking!!

What he said. i replaced mine with metal impelers when changing the cam belt

if a cam belt runs a water pump i always change it, you don't wanna be doing the job again if it fails