I had to replace the water pump on my 1.9 @ approx. 75k miles. Started
to get noisy; and hand turning it, it felt grindy. I'm here to tell you
that replacing the pump on this engine isn't exactly a Swiss picnic.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/01/2013 03:49 PM, Richard Koerner wrote:
> FYI  Just replaced water pump on my 85 1.9 engine with 203,000 miles.
> No leak, but had that rumble-sound I heard once before long ago so
> knew what it was.  All back to silky smooth now.  Original factory
> one lasted 118,000 miles; second one lasted 85,000 miles.  I did have
> one overheating event due to a broken water pump belt about 20,000
> miles ago...not sure if that affected life of second pump.
>
> So I guess if you're in that 85,000 mile range since you last
> replaced water pump, might be wise to keep your ears tuned for the
> rumbling indicating failure soon, bad news if far away from home.
>
> Rich San Diego
>