waterpump failure?

**toast** · 27th October 2010, 13:41

think i have impending failure of the old waterpump

cabin air is cold even when set to hot(checked the linkages and so on under the dash they all seem ok.

car runs warm on anything but idle.

will sit and idle perfectly for ages then as soon as you start adding some revs temp starts to climb rapidly from a 86-88 degrees at idle to approaching 100 degrees

will get it into the workshop tonight and have a proper look but i'm thinking the waterpumps shot

anyone else have any thoughts?

**GazVXLINE170** · 27th October 2010, 13:47

Has the cambelt been changed? If so they may not have changed the water pump. Mine was like this. It was only when it went into get the manifold done they spotted it. The pump bearing was nearly in two pieces.

Gazza4

**toast** · 27th October 2010, 13:55

yup pump and belt were changed in february, since done 35k miles

forgot to say coolant levels fine etc

all this a fortnight after a dmf and clutch lol

**toast** · 28th October 2010, 12:43

well deffo waterpump, all hauled out last night

awaiting a phone call from vaux to say my parts have arrived in stock(any minute now) will post up pics of the dead pump later

**lesj** · 28th October 2010, 18:32

Originally Posted by toast

well deffo waterpump, all hauled out last night

awaiting a phone call from vaux to say my parts have arrived in stock(any minute now) will post up pics of the dead pump later

Thats very unlucky, where did you get the water pump from?

**toast** · 28th October 2010, 20:16

Originally Posted by lesj

Thats very unlucky, where did you get the water pump from?

vauxhall

**barney490** · 28th October 2010, 21:20

Hang on!!! if the pump was new from VX in Feb this year, then it has a 12 month parts and labour warranty against being defective, you shoulda taken the car to VX and let then do the job for free.

**tony-1977** · 28th October 2010, 22:58

Originally Posted by toast

yup pump and belt were changed in february, since done 35k miles

forgot to say coolant levels fine etc

all this a fortnight after a dmf and clutch lol

Originally Posted by barney490

Hang on!!! if the pump was new from VX in Feb this year, then it has a 12 month parts and labour warranty against being defective, you shoulda taken the car to VX and let then do the job for free.

Is the warranty not just for 12 months / 12k miles , whichever is sooner?

35k in 8 months... WOW!!

**lesj** · 28th October 2010, 23:52

Originally Posted by toast

vauxhall

Bu99er, thats where I got mine from, hope it lasts more than 35K.
The original one had done 65K before I replaced it.
If you done the job yourself then I'd take it back with the receipt, after all Vx dont know how many miles you've done unless they did the job. Only the date is on the receipt.
TBH 35K for any water pump is poor design/construction/materials