URGENT 182 broken down Gorton manchester water lossed!

[clio182nurburg]

Hi guys. As title just broke down. Was overheating so pulled over, coolant gone. Waited till cool, refilled and it's coming out nr water pump fairly swiftly. What is the most common failure here? Going to call RAC but they won't be able to fix. GUTTED

 

[sbridgey]

erm water pump or maybe a loose hose?

 

[Spinksy]

where is it coming out of? a pipe? the water pump?

 

[Fred@BTM]

answered your own question, waterpump

 

[scotty2hotty81]

Can only be the water pump if it coming out from around the belt area, see what rac advise, feel for you as it's not the best time to break down.

 

[clio182nurburg]

Cheers guys, leaking at belt area , got car jacked up, but exact spot of leak hard to tell . It is by the looks of it, the water pump. How can it fail? Engine to pump seal? Very bad time to blow up, more info later

 

[clio182nurburg]

just been brought back to rugby 120miles by flatbed from Manchester!
I'll diagnose the fault in the morning and then no doubt need some pointers from here to fix it.
Im guessing new waterpump, and aux belt kit whilst im there. will order up a new genuine waterpump and just get a gates aux belt kit i guess.

 

[Danith]

Broken down in Gorton?! Hyde road!? Nice place to break down!

 

[MikeClio172SPT]

the water pump. How can it fail?

The inner seal goes & starts to let coolant into the pumps bearing washing all the grease out, then simply starts to collapse.

 

[clio182nurburg]

well the water pump was most certainly, very dead.
Its not the most fun job in the world, I now understand why timing belt changes cost £££ Took ages to get the water pump pulley off the car, just couldnt get enough space to get it out, and without taking it off the pump had no room to get out. I took loads of stuff off in the end. headlight, alternator, bumper, slam panel , carbon canister, engine mount, arch liners, wheels, engine cover, etc. still got to put the new renault pump and aux belt kit on and rebuild the car then good to go,
got abit of a worry about the timing belt now, the previous owner used a random garage to change it at 43k miles, its abit slack for my liking in between the cams, how much should it deflect?

what on earth is the weight for beneath the engine mount? can I loose it?
What is the carbon cannister for? mines abit smashed.
cheers.