HELP!!

vll10n · rice boy Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 26

Got a huge problem. Thought my head gasket in my TG Gem blew the other day. Pulled the head off and everything was ok. No busted head gasket, not cracked head. Got it back together, took it for a drive and its still overheating. I got coolant leaking into my sump. Is it possible I got a cracked water pump housing and it's squirting coolant down into my sump which is draining my radiator, and coming back up through my block and being pumped all round my head etc? The heads not the problem. Haven't driven it long enough for it to be. Head gasket is brand new. No coolant leaking anywhere out of the motor anywehere. I've got the option of getting another motor but if its only the water pump then there's no pint ditching a good motor just for that. Any help would be appreciated

GROOV3 · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682

have you ever replaced your timming chain
that can wear throught he housing when its get old

vll10n · rice boy Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 26

Nah it's not the timing chain cause that's new

my gemeration · tinkerer Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 113

i don't know how clued up on it you are, but the old head gasket should be thoroughly inspected for depressions between the pots, i am assuming there was no sign of leakage(black or grey marks)there. did you check that the head wasn't warped this is caused by overheating.

vll10n · rice boy Joined: 04 Sep 2003 Posts: 26

Sure did. All of that checked out a ok. No problem with the head and the head gasket that was on there was pretty new aswell.

my gemeration · tinkerer Joined: 11 Sep 2003 Posts: 113

how does it run, whats your fuel consump like. there rnt to many ways coolant can get to the sump it shouldn't be that hard to trace. maybe a bore crack. have you had the cooling system pressure tested.

edgie · tinkerer Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Posts: 107

could be the timing case gasket were the coolant passage from the water pump is if this leaks it all runs into the sump

edgie