5.9. The water pump - check

1. Breakage of the water pump leads to an overheat that can cause serious damage of the engine.

2. There are three ways of check of the water pump, not removing it from the car. If the pump is faulty, it is necessary to replace it.

3. When the engine will get warm to normal temperature, compress the top hose of a radiator. If the water pump works correctly at holiday of the top hose of a radiator pressure will start to fall.

8.4 If охладительная the liquid leaks from a filtrational aperture it is necessary to replace the water pump.

4. The water pump has ventilating apertures. For stock-taking of leaks from these apertures the small lamp and a pocket mirror as apertures are located from below the pump (8.4) is required to you.

8.5 If the free course it is necessary to replace the water pump is found out in a shaft.

5. If bearings of the water pump fail, it starts to work with noise. Excessively free course of a pulley testifies to deterioration of a shaft of the pump (8.5).