Re: Water Pump...what's the Death Knell??

I first noticed the odd drop of coolant coming from the left back side of
the engine after it had cooled down in it's parking spot. I keep cardboard
on the floor under my engine so I can read it's different coloured liquid
progress reports.  It took a real good hard look to find that it was coming
from the small weep hole in the bottom of the water pump above the oil
cooler... that was my first yellow flag (or message).....next I started to
noticed a low growl, when the engine was running and I had the engine cover
open. I pin pointed this growl by taking a long screw driver (you can use a
stick or sawed off broom handle) and putting one end on different parts of
the engine and the other end (I recommend the rounded end ;^) up to my
ear... just like a Dr. does with a stethoscope....... Bingo.... the growl
was coming from in the water pump. I put in a new OEM  and it's been about
60k-km and it's still quiet and dry.

In my old age I have learned
there are two types of life maintenance

you either listen closely to what is being said and read the body language.
or
you are always putting out fires and cleaning up messes after being told.

pay now or pay more later.... you do have a choice.