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Forddan · 05-22-2022, 11:23 AM

Hi all

Today I finally added the grease to the water pump. My last step for this year maintenance.

Went for a ride. Did 5 miles and when I stopped the engine back on my garage the radiator drainage tube started to drain the cooling fluid. Could be around 1-2 glasses of water. To give an idea of volume. Then Stopped.

I started the car, pushed the accelerator a couple of times, and again, when stopped the engine, the radiator drained coolant. Could be another glass of coolant. And I can hear like a "water bubling noise" with the engine stopped and then started to drain.

This NEVER happened before. Neither when I did a 70 miles round trip a few weeks back.

Today is 90F outside, but I drove with this temperature many times.

Did I screwed something by adding the grease (2 pumps of the handle of a 3 OZ pump ), or ...... what do you think ?

Thank you
Daniel

05-22-2022, 11:23 AM	#1
Forddan Senior Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Westford, MA Posts: 195	Water // Water pump issue ???? Hi all Today I finally added the grease to the water pump. My last step for this year maintenance. Went for a ride. Did 5 miles and when I stopped the engine back on my garage the radiator drainage tube started to drain the cooling fluid. Could be around 1-2 glasses of water. To give an idea of volume. Then Stopped. I started the car, pushed the accelerator a couple of times, and again, when stopped the engine, the radiator drained coolant. Could be another glass of coolant. And I can hear like a "water bubling noise" with the engine stopped and then started to drain. This NEVER happened before. Neither when I did a 70 miles round trip a few weeks back. Today is 90F outside, but I drove with this temperature many times. Did I screwed something by adding the grease (2 pumps of the handle of a 3 OZ pump ), or ...... what do you think ? Thank you Daniel