What is the purpose of the water pump weep hole? I just started leeking today.

 

It lets you know that your seals are bad, and you need to replace the waterpump.

Get it fixed right away, or you will be changing your opti as well

 

TO TAKE OUT THE OPTY SPARK!!!



See the Engineers figured... why do a half assed job and not replace a high mileage opty at the same time?

No I really dont know but...interesting question.


Marvin

 

It lets you know the seal is bad and its leaking.

 

is there a way to fix this tourself...instead of buying a damn new WP??

 

**** man there is a guy selling a brand new water pump in here for 50 bux....buy his ...be a whole lot better off then trying to rebuild yours....i was gonna buy it myself,but it sounds like you need it worse than i do...i was just gonna get it as a spare because of how cheap it is

 

No. The weep hole is there to let you know the pump is bad. Replace it. Waterpumps are cheap.
Do the Opti while you're in there if you can afford it.

 

What else would be "a good idea" to replace? It is a 93 and I am now at 130,000 miles.

Thanks for the help.

 

That is probably closer to the truth then we want to know, ever wounder why retail on an Opti from GM was so much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$?

 

Yeah the waterpump has two seals on the shaft. When the first one lets go it drips out the weep hole. If it werent there and the second seal went bad it would squirt out the shaft at a far greater rate.

Some lazy people weld/seal the weep hole shut when they start leaking, but thats not a smart idea considering at somepoint the other seal will go bad as well.

 

Throw in an Electric Waterpump while you're at it.