hey guys,

I have a '95 Z-28 A4 and the other night i was driving home and the low coolant light came on. so i got home went to bed and checked the next morning. there was a little spot on the ground of antifreeze so i figured id ask on the board, then i went back out 20 mins later and the whole thing pretty much dumped on the ground. the thing is, i'll add water and it drips out like crazy if the car is off, but if the car is running it barely drips at all...i would think it would drip more with the car running. the leak drips down the main pulley down at the bottom of the engine like right in the middle of the car (i dont know exactly what to call it so i thought id give u the location of the pulley). im rather stumped. my father and i think that it may be the water pump since it dus not seem like any of the hoses are the problem. my father and i could have fixed a hose, but we're at a loss if its the water pump or something like that. i was wondering if there was someone around or a good place to take it to, to get it looked at and then fixed, i can probably drive it, but not very far, so beyond worcester is pretty much out of the question, i dont wanna mess the car up. im really at a loss here and need some help guys. oh, and if it is the water pump, what should i use and what else should i do while im at it???

thanx in adavnce,
jake

 

Sounds like your leaking from the weap-hole in the waterpump. If the impeller shaft wears out the bearing it is designed to leak letting you know It's about to fail.

 

John is right.

I'd drain the coolant now before anymore leaks on your opti, possibly ruining it.

 

You could go electric water pump at this point. I have a Meziere but maybe CSI's the one to get now....

 

is there ne good shops i should go to in the worc. area or ne1 in the worc. area that knows what theyre doin that could help me? i doubt that i could do a waterpump myself...so if someone could just even take a look or knows a good shop to do it please let me know, id b very appreciative.

thanx,
jake

 

If you want to take it to a private party and can make it to Clinton my friend Jim has a 97Z and a lift in his garage. I just talked to him and he would be willing to do it. He gets $30/hr and it would probably be a 2-3 hour job. Certainly no more than 4. He does this on the side so it would have to be after work on a weeknight or a weekend..... You bring the water pump, antifreeze, and distilled water (if you don't want to use tap). If you are interested email him at jperkins@ll.mit.edu.

Joe

 

yeah, i emailed him and thanx 4 the input and the attempt to help, but i think that clinton is way too far to drive my car in this condition. thanx ne ways tho.

jake

 

Nobody knows a good shop I should go to in the Shrewsbury / Worcester area??

 

I talked to FIRESTONE off or Rt. 9 by White City and they quoted me like 100 sumthin for a rebuilt old waterpump, and 200 something, which is basically the price of the CSI waterpumps i was checking out online, and then he quoted me $250 or so to install it . so if i buy the CSI waterpump or whatever is there ne1 around that could help me install it or knows a good shop? id really appreciate it. obviously id give the person money to help me or id really like to know of a good shop to go to in the Shrewsbury / Worcester area.

thanx,
jake

 

I can probably help you, you're only a little over an hour away from me. I've done plenty of waterpump installs, they're a piece of cake. I would go with a Meziere pump, you don't have to modify the waterpunp housing to put it in the you have to with the CSI. All you would need to buy is the pump(~$200 I think), waterpump gaskets($5), a few cutting wheels for my dremel(don't have any left, you need it to cut clearance out of the fan shroud) and antifreeze. We could knock it out on a sat afternoon or something. Let me know, just email me since I'm not always regular at checking the board, camride@yahoo.com.

 

sent you an email, however you are a little far away and i cannot wait untill the weekend.

thanx for the generous offer though,
jake

 

Seriously,
Do it yourself. It is one of the easier repairs you can do. No special tools needed. If you decide to go the electric route, here is a tutorial. http://www.projecttransam.com/projects9.asp

Or check Brent franker's install guide for a couple of ways to change the stocker.

Save a couple hundred bucks.

 

I'm no mechanic tho man. only thing i've done to my car is changing the oil and i would rather not mess this thing up. do u know of someone around here that could help or a good shop to do it that does good work and had good parts and isnt gonna charge me an arm and a leg?

thanx,
jake

 

Camride, sent u an email reply man.

 

You can do it yourself, but bring it to NEDYNO in Worcester they can install a new waterpump for you or you can have them install the electric waterpump.

Give them a call. 508-752-5557

Shouldn't take them that long to do it.

Rob