the zed is back in the garage to get the problems i forked out 1700 quid to get fixed the first time . had water leak from front of engine been told its the water pump .was ok when it went in for cam belts last week .but its now leeking is it a major job to change and how much you recon to change it..

 

still got the oil leak and the flat spot on acceleration .. where does it end ..

waterpump should of been done along with cambelt as its in the same area

 

needs stripping down on the front

 

cam covers

anc belts

waterpipes

crank pulley

lower cover

waterpump.

 

normally you change the waterpump, along with thermostat, tensioner, idlers and cambelt as a precaution, otherwise this happens. I would seriously ask why it cost £1700 ? what for ?

 

and if there was no leak before it went in for the cambelt then all of a sudden there is, i would try and get them to cough up for it!

Water pump replacement is pretty much same labour as cambelt unforts. Do they really know what they're doing?

waterpump should of been done along with cambelt as its in the same area

 

needs stripping down on the front

 

cam covers

anc belts

waterpipes

crank pulley

lower cover

waterpump.

 

normally you change the waterpump, along with thermostat, tensioner, idlers and cambelt as a precaution, otherwise this happens. I would seriously ask why it cost £1700 ? what for ?

 

and if there was no leak before it went in for the cambelt then all of a sudden there is, i would try and get them to cough up for it!

 

Only people who know Z's will recommend replacing the WP at the same time greg. Getting them to cough up will be pretty much impossible! Its not their fault its gone lol

Only people who know Z's will recommend replacing the WP at the same time greg. Getting them to cough up will be pretty much impossible! Its not their fault its gone lol

no but its coincidental that the pump fails a few days after they fit a camblet

 

perhaps one of the waterpipes have not been sealed properly when it was put back together, might be easy££ to say waterpump has failed, as lets face it most water leaks are either waterpipe housing or x2 rubber hoses at front

 

greg

I have just done my cam belt and pump, took me about 1 hour to get to the pump. hope this helps. Good luck.

no but its coincidental that the pump fails a few days after they fit a camblet

 

perhaps one of the waterpipes have not been sealed properly when it was put back together, might be easy££ to say waterpump has failed, as lets face it most water leaks are either waterpipe housing or x2 rubber hoses at front

 

greg

 

Good point actually, bet its just that they didn't replace the 2 hoses (they always tear as they come off) and therefore they're now leaking!!!

I did the whole 60k job and the water pump is not a hard job because it doesn't run off the cam belt.

When i did my 60k service i made the mistake of not replacing the waterpump , partly to save a few pennies and partly because there did'nt seem anything wrong with it, (no leaks, smooth action, no bearing play, ect) everything was fine until a couple of days after i finished the service and it started leaking, i guess it's the fact that it was disturbed and possibly spun by hand the opposite way to which it normally runs when i checked it. Either way your symptoms sound the same as mine, so i would'nt rule out the pump.

thanks for all your input..guys it is much apreciated.. its hard to find a good garage that will do a good job on these cars .. up to now every job ive asked him to do has come back with more problems .. went in for cam belt , clutch , alty, oil leak ....still leaks clutch ok .. runs crap has a megga flatspot on acceleration and now the water leak.. was ruuning sweet when it went in now i cant trust it thinking its going to break down ..makes me feel bad ..he says he cant find the problem and blames the wiring...or sensers

Rochdale isn't too far from Preston ;)

where in preston do i take it ...

Bring it to me ;)

fairladyzxgirl@hotmail.co.uk, email me rocket ron ill give you details.

 

im forever getting lost going there, so ill forward you my directions!

When i did my 60k service i made the mistake of not replacing the waterpump , partly to save a few pennies and partly because there did'nt seem anything wrong with it, (no leaks, smooth action, no bearing play, ect) everything was fine until a couple of days after i finished the service and it started leaking,

 

Ha ha, same happened to me. Perhaps its the pressure coming off the pump when you remove the belts. The bearing relaxes or moves a fraction upsetting the seal ??? Dunno but quite coincidental.