Water pump leak was ...Re: Timing Belt on a 3.0

[MXHOWES at aol.com]

Just a few questions since there is a lot of discussion pointing toward the  
water pump causing the timing belt failures.
 
I have a 2,8 30v.
 
Are not water pump problems much more common on the 1.8 and rare on the  2.8?
 
I had a small coolant leak for over a year (about 4oz/month), could never  
find where it was coming from. Just recently it started  losing about 2oz a  day 
and I started to notice a small coolant spot on the ground. I  traced the 
leak to dripping off the oil pan, coming from the front right  front of the 
engine.  I assume that this is a water pump leak. It  doesn't leak a drop when 
running or when you first shut off, about 2~3 hours  after cooling down a small 
puddle will show up. 
 
The first T-belt job was done at 90K and now I got about  70K  on this TB. I 
was going to wait to 180K for the next TB job  (another 20K) or at least till 
summer time when it's more covenant to work on  the car.
 
So the question is ......Does a water pump leak indicate a pending water  
pump failure?
 
Thanks
Jim 
 
'98 A4 Avant  Q
''88 80Q (sold)
'85 4KQ ..garage Queen ... for  sale

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