Water pump failure cause any ther damage?

Water pump failure cause any ther damage?

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acf8181

Original Poster:

797 posts

241 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Assuming its not overheated to the point of doing in the HG, is a failed water pump likely to have done any other damage? VAG 1.4 8v engine

t400ble

1,804 posts

128 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Failed in what way?

Engine still run?


acf8181

Original Poster:

797 posts

241 months

Friday 24th July 2015
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Not sure at present

PaulKemp

979 posts

152 months

Saturday 25th July 2015
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Very much depends on how long the engine was run at high temperature, by that I mean in the red
You could shift a liner or warp a head but I very much doubt it if you have no visible problems right now
I would fit a new pump and see how it goes, you can't even run the engine without the pump working

HustleRussell

25,205 posts

167 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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If the pump is driven by the cam belt, it's failure can knock out the cam timing and cause all manner of damage to the top end.