water pump

[lemonnobby]

Has anybody come across waterpump bolts on a 1*2 have to be rethread to stop a leak after a new pump has been fitted

 

[Fred@BTM]

that's why i use silicone!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

yup

 

[lemonnobby]

what do you mean fred sorry if im being thick how do you get over the problem

 

[bmh.01]

Silicone under the bolt heads to seal them I imagine.

 

[lemonnobby]

is that all i do that anyway thanks ben

 

[bmh.01]

I'm just assuming that, might be some weird and wonderful other thing fred does .

 

[lemonnobby]

well i would asume this too looking at a cheap 182, the owner has been told after the garage fitted a new pump the holes need rethreading as it still leaks and they need to take engine out to do it

 

[Joe R26]

All I can think is that it leaked due to them using a crap gasket or not cleaning the old one off properly before refitting, so they've tried to tighten the bolts more than they should have to stop the leak but ending up stripping the threads. I would have thought the bolts would have knackered before the thread in the block though, their tiny little bolts.

 

[lemonnobby]

yeah another possible the head normally snap off first

 

[lemonnobby]

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