Is it normal for a water pump to 'go' after 1 year?

[Kane.]

I've just had someone come and look at my Clio and they came with a mechanic, he reckons the water pump has gone because water was coming from under the car.

I got my belts changed last January (2011) and asked for the water pump to be changed too. Can they go that quick?
Is it even the water pump?

 

[sbridgey]

Does it have a/c?

 

[Kane.]

Yeh. I said it was air con and he said he checked it.

Would it still be on if the AC button was on but the fan was off?

 

[scotty2hotty81]

What engine is it? Shouldn't fail that quick unless the part is faulty.

 

[sbridgey]

I reckon its the a/c, and the guy is trying to blag money off the car.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

It's a bit pikey but taste the water And spit it Out, you will soon know if it's coolant or not lol

 

[DrR]

Was a genuine water pump used? I was undert he impression none genuine ones are proper crap, so could have broke already.

Also if your coolant level is not going down it's not leaking.

 

[Kane.]

What engine is it? Shouldn't fail that quick unless the part is faulty.

1.2 16v

I reckon its the a/c, and the guy is trying to blag money off the car.

No he literally goes 'it's worth nothing' and didn't want it lol

It's a bit pikey but taste the water And spit it Out, you will soon know if it's coolant or not lol

lol no thanks.

 

[Kane.]

Was a genuine water pump used? I was undert he impression none genuine ones are proper crap, so could have broke already.

Also if your coolant level is not going down it's not leaking.

I honestly don't know.

The car never gets driven so the coolant hasn't gone down.

 

[Dan519]

1.2 16v's do leak from the pump, even when the pump isn't very old. it's an hour and a half tops to change.

 

[Kane.]

do the belts have to be removed? Sorry if silly question.

The bloke also reckons the belt you can see (looking down left hand side of engine) is very old and not new. What belt is that?

 

[Dan519]

yes it's cambelt off to change the water pump.

the aux belt is literally 5 minutes to change and costs about £8

 

[Kane.]

So that belt is the aux belt?

Cheers For your help