Well i have to pull my water pump again and i was wondering if any of you know if it is possible to do with out pulling the coolent in and outs,the main pully and just sliding the timing covers over a bit, seeing as it can be a big pain to do all of this. let me know thanks.

No way you will get the top left cover off without removing those pipes. Only 6 bolts anyway why don't you want to pull them off?

iv had problems withte ruber tubes leaking in the past. Do you think the main pully needs to come off aswell? i dont think thair are any bolts under that part of the cover but i dont remember

Yes it will, because the lower belt cover needs to come off, can't get it off with the crank pulley in situ.

so i guess im just stuck pulling evorything

after looking at it i dont think ill have to remove the top left cover ill update you guys if i can remove this with out removing the water ins and outs

I *think* you will be able to do it that way - will check tomorrow for certain on an engine I have stripped :)

 

Cheers,

 

Andy

Whats the real issue? Is the pump definately US?

 

When i first bought my Z i had a water leak and suspected the pump and had this replaced by a nissan mechanic to solve the leak...No joy in fixing the problem and i still had a leak!

 

I learned after joining the forum that the two tubes feeding the top water pipe are prone to failure and should be replaced whenever delving into this area for the sake of a few quid!! This wasn't done when i did my pump and i ended up doing this myself which is a much smaller job than the pump and solved my problem....

 

If you've done the pump once already and these pipes weren't changed then i'd bet that one of these have a split which opens when warmed and water runs down past the pump making it appear that the pump is gone!

 

Worth checking these before delving in deep!

i did a pressure test and the water come spitting out of the water pump i bought the car and i was told it needed a water pump so i put a new one on and it failed i could actualy move the shaft back and forth so i put the stock one back on b/c it dident seem faulty now 3k miles later it leaks like a siv