Madinventions
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| posted on 11/2/10 at 10:23 PM |
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Water pumps...
Real daft quick question:
I've got a 1.6 Zetec SE (Ford Focus 2001) and the water pump seems a bit stiff to me. The system is fully drained and the pump is dry, so
should it spin freely?
If I remove the pump from the block then it spins fine so the bearings seem ok, but something seems to be rubbing when it's bolted back onto the
engine. There aren't any visible sign of rubbing on the pump internals or block though...
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Ed.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 11/2/10 at 10:32 PM |
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Id put some paint around the hole in the block to see if contact was being made.
Either that or somets not straight causing the pump housing to bend and locking the bearings
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austin man
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| posted on 11/2/10 at 10:42 PM |
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have you tried fitting it with a gasket ?? it must be catching if it tightens upon fitting
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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beaver34
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| posted on 11/2/10 at 10:49 PM |
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gasket is only 1mm thick, need replacing when pump removed, sounds about normal, ive had afew of them engines now
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Madinventions
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| posted on 11/2/10 at 11:44 PM |
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Ah - that may well be the problem. The gasket it's got is only thin metal, and is about 0.15mm thick... Looks like another trip to the Ford
spares department then!
Thanks guys,
Ed.
Mojo build diary: http://www.madinventions.co.uk
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beaver34
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| posted on 12/2/10 at 06:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Madinventions
Ah - that may well be the problem. The gasket it's got is only thin metal, and is about 0.15mm thick... Looks like another trip to the Ford
spares department then!
Thanks guys,
Ed.
well maybe its thinner than 1mm but its a compression one, i know after i removed my pump, then it leaked afterwords, if you require any parts i work
in a ford warehouse in web sales so let me know
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