Ping Beamends...

Feb 12, 2005 2 Replies

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Austin Shackles 21 years ago

On the 300 TDi (disco), we have a coolant leak from the housing that the water pump sits on.

am I right in assuming that:

a) most of the ancillaries have to come off to change it b) it's separate from the timing belt case and can be removed leaving same in situ

and

Have you a gasket for the bugger, and if so how much?

Replacing the water pump (which died) has reduced the water leak, but it still loses coolant. 'snot obviously going up the exhaust and there's some evidence of a leak in the place mentioned.

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bla 21 years ago

If the 300tdi is fundementally the same as the 200tdi in this area then the water pump is connected to the "front" of the timing case and can be removed / replaced with minimum effort.

IF your water leak is on the interface between the block and the timing case just behind the water pump then the timing case has to come off.

The daft thing is once the timing case is off (on a 200tdi) there are

2 gaskets - a 50p water jacket gasket and a £5 timing case one - A clear case of crap design!

Just another thought. If you do have to remove the timing case its is definately worth replacing all the oil seals whilst you are in there (3 of them from memory).

...been there done this last week!

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beamendsltd 21 years ago

Luckily it's b) :-) The water pump and belt tensioner have to come off, so disasters aside, you need a water pump gasket ERR3284 and the dreaded P gasket PET100790, a toatal of £2.08

as above - I'll put them on the van for the market (Leek Cattle Market) tomorrow morning 8.00am to 1.00pm, and have the in the 110 in the mean if its urgent.

Certainly a possibility.........

Richard

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