Once again my 99 monte is having more issues. Seems all I do is fix the heap of crud but I do not have the money to buy a new one for now being in college. I noticed the pumps seal is leaking a bit. More fluid in reservoir and the faster it drains. Reservoir goes empty quickly but getting to the point of a low coolant light takes quite a while... I am not sure if it is the pump itself or the seal and being 128,000 miles on it I would feel safer just out right replacing the darn thing. Is replacing one hard? I need to replace the lines and flush anyways so it is not a big deal replacing it when it ironically leaks when I need to do one.

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If this is the 3.1 V6 this pump should look like the one above. This particular one is both cheap and pretty easy to replace. Are you up for this yourself? Minimal tools required. Make certain the water pump is the failure. Generally you'll see coolant traces or liquid out the vent hole if you can see that or wet right behind the pulley that drives it,

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Tom Greenleaf - MetroWest Boston - USA
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Yea it started off as a leak I could not really detect a while back. Which I guess means I am quite fortunate for it to slowly worsen over time. It happened after my cheap monte intake gasket blew. That is definitely not fun to replace especially when the intake is a bastard to get back on square. What store did you get that part from? Yes I am doing it myself but it shouldn't be hard as long as the pump does not blow before this weekend.

Again - is it that engine? If so or not just click on where I posted the pic and under that is a link to AutoZone as I was just looking to see what the most popular engine is - you can check it out yourself there or locally at another store. I use that site for pics so I can fool folks that I think I know what I'm talking about Kidding of course - I hope!

I don't have any connection with AutoZone - just a convenience for me.

This pump has like just five bolts for pump to engine and I don't think any hoses involved at all. Just remove the belt -1/2 inch breaker bar/flex handle (I think), pulley off and just look. I did the last one on a road call in a lady's driveway! Cleaning gasket takes the most time. Just file down an old slotted screwdriver for a scraper, careful on aluminum parts and it's that easy. Fill with 50/50 anti-freeze, warm up, cool down, fill again at radiator, check once more and they are good to go IF ONLY A LEAKING WATER PUMP. Triple check to burp all air out of these systems!

If you need a couple days, keep it full no matter how much water or coolant you need to use - DON'T OVERHEAT!!!! Cut a pie slice out of the radiator cap's gasket at the spring end to eliminate building up pressure (no good if hot out where you are) and just get a new one with the job. That trick will slow or stop a leak sometimes - not always and no help if the bearing on a water pump is about to go which it could be then just don't drive it at all or more troubles will happen. That just a trick for some time and real short trips if absolutely needed and still no guarantee. run heater on full heat and if it goes cold on you, you are low on coolant or overheating.

Ok: Make sure you aren't getting fooled that this problem is something else. If you just did the intake gasket job you sure should be able to handle this - or is that causing this problem now? Check, check..........

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Tom Greenleaf - MetroWest Boston - USA
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