coolant leak to timing belt job?

[Ed Kellock]

Well, you're in a fine mood this morning.

I didn't connect oil leaks to the water pump.  Those were merely two
separate comments relevant to the fact that I was looking for leaks and
meaning that the only ones I found were oil and therefore not coolant,
meaning that disturbing the water pump didn't seem to cause a coolant leak
from it.

I'm not trynig to clean the system, just flushing it of it's previous
coolant of unknown age, quality, composition so I can add the proper
stuff.... Oops forgot about your opinion of that.

The car has Bilsteins.  I don't like them.  I haven't driven it in about 6
weeks.

That is all.

Ed


On 8/18/06, Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
> >
> > Drove the car tonight, at first gingerly, and finally up a hill, pulling
> 1.7
> > in 4th to about 80.  Seems I have a few oil leaks, but no coolant (or
> > pentosin) seems to be leaking after retensioning the timing belt by
> > loosening, repositioning, and then tightening the w/p.
> And what¹s the logic for the WP having anything to do with oil leaks?
> >
> > I gently tightened the oil pan bolts (230k) and generally cleaned the
> bottom
> > of the engine.
> >
> > Transferred Avant to driveway, V8-5 to garage to investigate noisy
> > valve-train or *gasp* timing belt assembly.
> >
> > Will drive Avant to work tomorrow and complete coolant flush with
> distilled
> > water and blue infusion thereafter.
> If there is any rust in the system you should be flushing with an oxalic
> acid solution.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > PS. Be gone Bilstein HD's!  Yech!!
> So?
>
> Bernie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:10 AM
> > To: '200q20V mailing list'
> > Subject: RE: coolant leak to timing belt job?
> >
> >
> > Finally got back to this last night and tonight.  It's all back together
> and
> > running without leaks.
> >
> > I retensioned the timing belt, replaced the small rubber portion of the
> > turbo coolant line, the short piece that feeds the heater core, the
> upper
> > and lower rad hoses and the thermostat.
> >
> > I also rewrapped the cable for the forward knock sensor, replaced the
> wire
> > connectors for the water gallery temp sensor/switch, and replaced the
> vacuum
> > hose to the fuel pressure regulator.
> >
> > I refilled with distilled water and will flush it a couple times before
> > adding new coolant.  That should give me some time to gain more
> confidence.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 12:23 PM
> > To: Schaible, David
> > Cc: 200q20V mailing list
> > Subject: Re: coolant leak to timing belt job?
> >
> >
> > My premise is that the water pump leak is due to the loosening of its
> bolts
> > which would also explain the loose timing belt.  I did not have any
> untoward
> > noises from the area prior to noticing the leak.
> >
> > If, when I attempt to adjust the belt tension with the w/p, I don't have
> > some confidence that that was the cause, I will re-examine my course of
> > action at that time.  If I do decide to dig further, i.e. remove the w/p
> for
> > inspection/replacement, I'll probably put a new belt on them too.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
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