COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

Was filling my recently rebuilt d16a6 up with fluids today, car is up on jacks in the front and I start filling the rad up, get about 2L in there and I start hearing a drip.

Look under the car, coming from drivers side rear, throw a bucket under there and climb under right away, theres a little steady stream that seems to be coming out of a little hole that is directly infront of the alternator

I just checked on my spare motor here and at the bottom right of the waterpump is a hole, kind of on an angle, on this motor here it wasnt plugged either

Is something supposed to go inside this hole or something? Obviously its not supposed to leak, but its not a threaded hole so I dont know what to do or what is the oem setup like

Thanks guys

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

does it look like a place were a freeze plug whould be?

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

replace the water pump ;)

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

motor has not run since rebuild, it has 2k on its since it was brand new

Im just filling the coolant, why the hell would it leak

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not co
 

could this be the weeping hole?

telling you that the water pump is no longer any good?


Jeff

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

How new is it?

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

Its not bad though, its basically new, oem pumps dont blow after one season

The pump ran fine also when the engine was pulled, new internals instlaled and now put back into engine

If I just plug this weep hole with some jb weld, will the water just go somewhere else or will it stay contained in there?

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

weeping hole is MADE into each pump, it drips whenever then gasket starts to leak. I don`t see how pluggin it would help LOL

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

So plugging it would do what though? Water wants to come out, I refuse it to come out, where is it gonna go? will it just keep on flowing like normal?

Re: COOLANT LEAK! Backside Bottom of Waterpump. Why Is This Hole There??? Not cool
 

it leaks becasue part of the gasket fails, eventually the whole ring will fail then water pour out then ur stranded

quit asking LOL just change it already