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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: gronows gti on 14 September 2006, 18:03

Title: possible waterpump
Post by: gronows gti on 14 September 2006, 18:03

hoping for some helpguys i have a 1995 golf gti 8v.recently took it to garage to have a starter motor fitted and when sorting the the bill he had chat about the noise coming from cam belt area .it doesnt sound good he said it is possibly waterpump or cambelt tensioner it had new belt and tensioner 3k ago.what kind of time scale is it to change them
                                               cheers in advance

Title: Re: possible waterpump
Post by: Simpson on 14 September 2006, 18:05

tensioner should be fine having covered 3 k, water pumps about 80 to 100 k i think, does it use water?  :smiley:

Title: Re: possible waterpump
Post by: rubjonny on 14 September 2006, 19:22

take the alternator & pas belts off, and run it bifly.  If the noise doesn't go its the tensioner, or the belt is too tight.  If the noise does stop its the alternator bearings, PAS or water pump at fault.  Put each belt back on 1 at a time till the noise returns, to narrow down the cause :)

Title: Re: possible waterpump
Post by: gronows gti on 14 September 2006, 21:41

had the car 6months never had to top up the water.