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A previous post I made was regarding chasing a coolant leak after I did my water pump and timing cover seal. Well I had time to get it back In the garage and start looking at stuff. When i removed the accessory bracket it touched the water pump pipe and popped it off. It was super loose to begin with when I was trying to maneuver around it. When I did the water pump I even used some permatex to seal it into the water pump with the o ring and let it set up before filling the system. Now it dumped my new coolant everywhere and I gotta dry it out before I can seal it again
what is something else I can use that will be stronger ? While I was investigating all I could find is a nick in my heater core hose but I doubt that's the culprit... I tightened all bolts in the meantime,
There is supposed to be a little bracket on that feller, that goes to the bolt just above the hole it goes into. It has an o'ring seal on it, and those tend to get damaged when you insert it into the pump, yours looks like it might have a chamfered hole though, so maybe not as much of an issue. No idea what size o-ring it is, I just replaced the tube with one from the parts store, they had 'em on the shelf.
There is supposed to be a little bracket on that feller, that goes to the bolt just above the hole it goes into. It has an o'ring seal on it, and those tend to get damaged when you insert it into the pump, yours looks like it might have a chamfered hole though, so maybe not as much of an issue. No idea what size o-ring it is, I just replaced the tube with one from the parts store, they had 'em on the shelf.
Yes sir I have the bracket on it aswell. It's a new pipe and o ring that came with the water pump. Just surprised the silicone didn't hold better cause the old water pump and pipe was locked in good.
Just make sure that the pipe bracket is bolted down. It doesn't look like it's bolted in the photo. That will allow the pipe to flop around and possibly create a leak or cause an issue with the heater hose connected to it..
Just make sure that the pipe bracket is bolted down. It doesn't look like it's bolted in the photo. That will allow the pipe to flop around and possibly create a leak or cause an issue with the heater hose connected to it..
I unbolted it when I was taking the accessory bracket. Instantly I touched it and felt loose so I was surprised it didn't leak before when I did the water pump. Like I said before the old water pump and pipe were solid thing didn't budge
That pipe and seal can become quite firm over the years. When I replaced my water pump several years ago, the pipe was difficult to remove from the old water pump. Thankfully, the new water pump came with a new pipe and O-ring seal. In addition, the old pipe was rather rusty, too.
Water pump pipe seal
