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04-18-2009, 12:22 PM #1
Need pic of coolant pump weep hole (Coolant Leak)
I have a VERY slow coolant leak on my 99 Z28 M6 with 50K on it. By slow I mean it produces 2-3 drips a week. The coolant drips from the front most oil pan bolt on the driverside. I am not sure if it is coming from the weep hole on the coolant pump because I can't find the weep hole. Or if it is coming from a gasket?????? Does anyone have a pic of the pump so I can see what I am looking for?
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04-19-2009, 06:29 PM #2
Weep hole is on the Water pump shaft, you wont be able to see it behind the pully, look at the underside of the pump and see if you can find a trail..
J2001 SS, Its not the car its the Driver that matters....
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04-19-2009, 06:32 PM #3
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Same issue I had... just changed mine not too long ago. Seems like a ls1 water pump failure epidemic. I saw like 30 in the floor of the dealer. Jaisons just went toast. Get the advanced auto brand IMO.
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04-20-2009, 07:52 AM #4
The more I look at the leak it almost lookes like it is coming from the driverside gasket were it goes into the jacket. Does that sound right? I will try to get pics a little later. Thanks for the replys.
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04-20-2009, 03:22 PM #5
Well here are the pics of the bolt I find the drip on. I think it is an oil pan bolt. I almost think the coolant is coming from it but I don't think there are any coolant passages that low in the block.
farthest right bolt in the pic
Last edited by Sweet Chops; 04-20-2009 at 03:25 PM.
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04-20-2009, 05:52 PM #6
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Mine looked that way. It was the pump
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04-20-2009, 05:54 PM #7
Do yourself a favor and get a GM (AC Delco) water pump. The majority of the aftermarket ones are garbage. ASC is no different, I've seen some real garbage come from them. If a company can't even produce a quality casting and ship it to you clean, I doubt the internals are any better. I purchased a GM water pump from eBay for cheaper than I could even get an ASC one for, and the quality was excellent.
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04-20-2009, 05:58 PM #8
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04-20-2009, 06:32 PM #9
Now knowing that it is the pump. How long do I have before it completely goes out on me? What would happen if it does go out completely?
I took the belt off and I can turn the pully but the shaft doesn't have any slop. Does that mean anything?
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04-20-2009, 06:35 PM #10
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04-20-2009, 06:49 PM #11
You can't use the new aluminum gaskets on an older style pump. GM changed the length of the pump when they went to the aluminum gaskets to prevent misalignment issues with the belt. If your car has paper style gaskets (my '98 did) then you must replace them with paper gaskets unless you buy the newer style pump (which is what all the new AC/GM pumps are).
If you have it off and you have over 75K, just change it to be on the safe side. No sense doing the job twice.
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04-20-2009, 07:04 PM #12
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04-20-2009, 07:08 PM #13
You misunderstood my post then.
Of course the gaskets are the same shape. I just changed mine as well. They are a different THICKNESS. Thats the critical part that affects belt alignment. This is why GM shortened the neck of the revised WP, so that there wouldn't be serpentine belt alignment problems.
If you use the short neck style with the paper gaskets, the pump will be too short. If you use the older long neck style with the aluminum gaskets, the pump will stick out too far.
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04-20-2009, 07:14 PM #14
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79 T/A -91 Firebird- 1998 Trans Am -Oynx Black
Ah, I see. My bad. I know they are two completely different water pumps when held up side by side(mainly pulley) I got the replacement for a 99 and had no issues. The belt does ride a bit forward more than the old one but no issues so far because it makes full contact with the pump.
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