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Message: Removed the coolant pump today - See what I found

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Changed By: crumbum
Change Date: October 09, 2011 08:10PM

Removed the coolant pump today - See what I found

I got under the car and squeezed the coolant tube. Everytime I did that, coolant would start dripping out of that spot again.

I removed the coolant pump (WHAT AN ORDEAL) to see the condition of the pump and gasket.

See the pictures below what I found. There is no play in the bearing.

Could this be as easy as just the gasket? Can I be that lucky?

How would I know if it leaked at the pulley?

The areas that I marked up are very rough and could be the source of corrosion/leaking.

[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030031.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030037_marked.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030040_front_marked.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030042_back_marked.jpg[/img]

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Author: crumbum
Date: October 09, 2011 08:06PM

Removed the coolant pump today - See what I found

I got under the car and squeezed the coolant tube. Everytime I did that, coolant would start dripping out of that spot again.

I removed the coolant pump (WHAT AN ORDEAL) to see the condition of the pump and gasket.

See the pictures below what I found. There is no play in the bearing.

Could this be as easy as just the gasket? Can I be that lucky?

How would I know if it leaked at the pulley?

[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030031.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030037_marked.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030040_front_marked[/img]
[img]http://www.randombitcorp.com/boxster/P1030042_back_marked[/img]