Hello, i have a 1987 volkswagen cabriolet that i purchased earlier this year. So far its been a pain in the butt. Recently i noticed it overheats real quick, but it didnt use to. then i noticed the coolant/antifreeze was being used up like no other! I discovered, after being parked at work, that it was leaking. it leaks basically anything i put in there now!! it leaks from the water pump housing,.,.... at least thats what the internet said it was.. its leaking from the end of the hose that connects to the engine... (the hose that comes from the coolant reservoir.) What do i do? I dont feel any cracks? does this part crack? is it an o-ring or somehting? how can i fix it? what happens if i dont? I am really absolutely NOTHING ABOUT CARS. Please help!!
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For that age of car, and if nothing has been done on it, the water pump gasket could be shot, leaking water out. OR... it has a seal inside the pump casing, that leaks if the seal is gone, water comes out a tiny hole at the bottom. In either case, it needs to be fixed. Anti Freeze is deadly to animals, so cats and dogs drink it, it will kill them. Try to fix it as soon as you can. Animals like the taste of it...so they drink it. The hose could just maybe need the clamp tightened up, so have someone look at it. If you do not know anything about cars, you then need to get someone who does, to fix it. And soon, because as I said, animals will drink the coolant. And the runoff is not good for the waste system either.
The water pump a vent designed in the housing that will drip coolant when the water pump seal is blown. Replace the water pump.
