[V8] Water pump leaking

Sat Apr 26 10:03:41 PDT 2008

I'm not putting blame on Bruce and I wont ask him to replace the pump. Just wondering what went wrong. 
Good looking out on the tension #'s but I still don't believe that the belt is over tensioned.
 Next time I'll be sure to set it between 130-133mm and as I did the first time I'll be sure to turn the engine several times and recheck tension.

What's I'm gunna do? I'm going back in because I'm obsessed with this car (or possessed!) as I know a lot of other listers are.
 My friend asked me 
"Don't you wish you would have just payed someone else to do the job?" I said "NO!"

-Jason 

--- On Sat, 4/26/08, Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] Water pump leaking
> To: rasrunnit at yahoo.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008, 3:37 AM
> Pump came from Bruce....@ GAC? I was looking over all
> of my V8 t-belt purchases from Bruce & he does send
> Meyle pumps. & from the 10/15 t-belt jobs I've done
> I've never had a problem with those pumps.
>  Bruce is a stand up guy I'm quiet sure he'll
> replace
> the pump for you. 
>  Don't be like WTF...I understand....but sometimes
> these things happen. Is it a PITA to have to get back
> in there....sure. But what's you gunna do...know what
> I mean.
>  As far as the tension those specs are
> wrong...136-139mm. The spec is 130-133mm.
> 
>  Ron
> 
> --- Jason Bass <rasrunnit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > The pump came from Bruce. The car is a 3.6. I have a
> > copy of a 1990-1993 Audi V8 Quattro Service Manual
> > P/N W42 544 190-F scanned from micro fiche. It makes
> > no mention of a different specs for the PT vs ABH.
> > Just states to set it between 136- 139 mm. Seems a
> > tension of 130-133 mm would be more tension. Right? 
> > I also changed the idler rollers, tensioner roller,
> > delrin bushing, oil pump bearing and seal, valve
> > cover gaskets, distributer caps, rotors, and seals.
> > About 140k on the clock.
> > I'm planning on going back in to replace the pump
> > but WTF.
> > 
> > Jason
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 4/25/08, Ron Wainwright
> > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [V8] Water pump leaking
> > > To: rasrunnit at yahoo.com
> > > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > > Date: Friday, April 25, 2008, 5:21 PM
> > > Were did you get that from? I've never used
> one of
> > > those WP's.
> > >  & you must have a 4.2 if your tension is
> 138mm.
> > Cause
> > > the 3.6 measurement is 130-133mm.
> > > 
> > >  What other parts did you change? & how many
> miles
> > on
> > > the car when you did the work?
> > > 
> > >  But a leaky pump is unaceptable. I'd change
> it
> > out.
> > > 
> > >  Ron
> > > 
> > > --- Jason Bass <rasrunnit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Pump is a Meyle.  Measurement is 138mm.
> > > > 
> > > > The pump that was in there looked fine as
> did
> > the
> > > > belt. They each had about 65k on them.
> > > > 
> > > > Jason
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- On Fri, 4/25/08, Ron Wainwright
> > > > <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > From: Ron Wainwright
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [V8] Water pump leaking
> > > > > To: rasrunnit at yahoo.com
> > > > > Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> > > > > Date: Friday, April 25, 2008, 1:42 PM
> > > > > What kinda pump you use?
> > > > > & what is the spec measurement of
> the shock
> > > that
> > > > you
> > > > > measured?
> > > > > 
> > > > >  Ron
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- Jason Bass
> <rasrunnit at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > About 200 miles since I did a full
> T-belt
> > > job
> > > > > > including water pump. I started
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > hearing a noise from the water
> pump area.
> > > Kind
> > > > of a
> > > > > > grinding, Kind of turkey 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > gobbelish. I took off the right
> timing cover
> > > and
> > > > > > there is a small amount of 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > coolant appearing from directly
> under the
> > > pump
> > > > > > bearing. The shock measurement 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > is still in spec. The water pump
> literature
> > > > states
> > > > > > that the sealing element 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > will only set after approx. 3
> operating
> > > > hours.???
> > > > > > But that noise is not 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > right. When the car is cold the
> sound is not
> > > as
> > > > > > noticeable but after warm up 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > becomes quite audible. Anybody
> seen this
> > > happen
> > > > > > before?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > -Jason Bass
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >      
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> > >
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