Hi all my 182 decided to dump all of its water and then drop the aux belt off the pulleys at the weekend wondered if anyone had any ideas to what this could be?? I did wonder if the water pump had ceased this causing the water to boil and burst a pipe but I thought the water pump ran off the cam belt not the aux belt?? I'm pretty sure the belt only came off due to the amount of water going over it, I've checked the water and oil reservoir for scum and nothing and no blue smoke so pretty sure it's not the head gasket can anyone help please???
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Water pump runs off the Aux belt, sounds like it's buggered and took the aux belt with it,
be thankful it didn't take the cam belt with it on the way out.
be thankful it didn't take the cam belt with it on the way out.
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Would have thought a thumbs down on the thread title would have been more appropriate lol. Hope you sort it 
i have a 1.4 and the water pump runs off the cambelt, im fairly sure it will run off the cam belt on most engines... there is a restriction pipe on that side of the engine as well as other water hoses, could have been one of those that went, as for slipping off the pullies, i dont think any ammount of water will make it slip off unless it wasnt tensioned properly in the first place, check all the pullies for play... my water pump started leaking at 70000 km not badly but enough to notice the level on the expansion tank going down by the day, if the pump jams then it will rightoff the cambelt, highly unlikley it will jam though unless something breaks and jams the veins of the pump...
He owns a 182, the water pump runs off the aux belt on those,
and they're known for going wrong every now and again.
and they're known for going wrong every now and again.
thats badly designed... then again... most renualts are badly designed
That's bad? I'd rather change the aux belt than change the engine... Unless I'm missing some awesome logic here?
Wont get far without a alternator either dude !
Most cars are aux belt driven waterpumps
Lucky as hell it didn't take the Cambelt with it, I'd check see if it'll spin by hand if your not car clue'd up take it to a garage , you've already been lucky as fook once ! Lol
Until the water pump siezes and it snaps the cambelt.
Exactly. I'd much sooner lose the aux belt cause of a failed pump than the Cambelt cause of it!
If something causes the waterpump to sieze from the inside then u already have bad engine damage... snapping a cambelt will just let u know its time to get a new engine ive never come across a case of a siezed waterpump on a cam belt or chain driven unit... and as mensioned above... aux driven ones go wrong every now and again... jus my 5 cents but I didnt think that the chance of a cam belt driven pump siezing and causing damage was higher than losing the aux belt and cooling...
ive never come across a case of a siezed waterpump on a cam belt or chain driven unit... and as mensioned above... aux driven ones go wrong every now and again... jus my 5 cents but I didnt think that the chance of a cam belt driven pump siezing and causing damage was higher than losing the aux belt and cooling...If something causes the waterpump to sieze from the inside then u already have bad engine damage... snapping a cambelt will just let u know its time to get a new engine
Really? I have, infact my DCI I bought had done that exact thing. Didn't over heat, stripped the belt and bent 7 valves and 5 guides. Engine would've been fine if it hadn't seized and snapped the belt.
If something causes the waterpump to sieze from the inside then u already have bad engine damage... snapping a cambelt will just let u know its time to get a new engine
If the pump is going to seize, its going to seize, irrelevant of whats driving it TBH, only difference when its cambelt is the damage is a lot worse.
Thats a given, im just speaking from my own experience and from what ive seen... all the cars ive used and worked on have had cambelt or chain driven pumps... and they tend to leak before they sieze... different engines call for different designes though and since I dont own a 182 and havnt worked on one... ill let u guys do the talking... Nath, hope u come right, if the pump was at fualt it might be worth replacing the cambelt while ur in there. Peace out my brothers
