[s-cars] replace water pump and serp belt

[mtgadbois at aol.com]

 Gentlemen:

Its about time for my post.  Regarding the water pump  I STRONGLY recommend not using a non-OEM water pump.
About 2 months ago I was in line at McDonald's drive through getting breakfast.  The S6 started making a bunch of
nasty noises and then quit.  Check engine light was on etc. I started it up and crawled over to the side and wisely 
called a tow truck.  To make a long story short my 26,000 mile water pump froze up, ate 3/4 of each tooth on the 
timing belt and deposited the rubber on top of the timing belt gear.  Luckily it did not jump time.  I replaced the belt,
water pump and a few other ugly items.  

Where did the pump come from?  One of the well known non-dealer parts suppliers.  No sh!t won't do that again.

And thanks to one of our members who lent me his 3256 tool.

Learn from my mistake,

Mark near Chicago


Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:49:06 +0100
From: Paul Heneghan <paul at heneghan.co.uk>
To: Jerry Scott <jerryscott at wispertel.net>
Cc: s-car list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] replace water pump and serp belt
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That was my symptom as well. I originally had a load of water leaks due to
ageing (car had reached 18 years and 160k miles). The water pump wasn't
that old, so I discounted it originally and concentrated on the bad leaks -
 radiator, plastic flange at rear of block, expansion tank. After replacing
all of these, one leak remained with water appearing at the bottom front of
the block - this turned out to be the pump.

Paul


On 20 June 2014 21:28, Jerry Scott <jerryscott at wispertel.net> wrote:

> Thanks Paul for the info..  I?m still not sure where the leak is
> originating.  It drips coolant from the passenger side front corner of the
> oil pan, where it bolts to the block.  This just started this Summer, so
> it?s not a freezing caused issue.  I sort of guessed that it was coming
> from the water pump, but the belts and pulleys  are dry.  I suppose the
> block could be cracked but not likely.  Any ideas.  I?m just starting to
> get into the water pump area, but not hopeful I will find the leak there.
>
>
>
> Jerry