Hi there: my water pump is leaking, and my coolant lelel keeps droping, same problem. Im not sure if coolant flows through the water pump?
While it may seem the water pump is the most likely culprit, I agree with the thermostat solution. Usually, when a water pump fails, it does so gradually, reducing the flow and showing intermittent overheating-usually under load or high temp conditions first. The thermostat, however will cause an immediate overheating situation. You should just go ahead and change the thing anyway, as it's only about five bucks and MAY take 10 minutes to change. It's probably time anyway! Ron Hatton Gadgetman Technologies
Coolant flows thru, and sometimes is all coolant, very little water content.
You will probably need to replace your water pump. It supplies all of the coolant for your entire engine
yes water goes through the water pump and if it's leaking you need to replace it.
It sure does. That's what gets coolant from the radiator into the engine. Water pumps are a little weird. Sometimes you just get a dud, sometimes the one in your car never ever quits. I've got one of the latter, my dad went through about five of the former (on one car). Check your manual. If the pump isn't built into the block, it may be pretty simple to switch it out for yourself. If it's an inside-the-block kind, I'd recommend letting the shop do it. Replace all the old gaskets with new ones. Be sure to scrape off every bit of the old gasket, torque the bolts to the correct level, drive it for a few hours and torque them again. Happy motoring!
