Suspect water pump

Dreadnaught · 11-13-2017, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot

So after a long process of gathering up parts i have conclusive evidence the water pump was bad, so without further ado here is your so called indestructable water pump on our cars.....

All that white crusty stuff and some clear water you cant see is from the weep hole....somebody has taken this engine apart before and had sealed the outer weep hole so there was never going to be a trace of coolant leaking from the water pump....on top of that the primary timing chain was put on in a haphazard way so it was on correct timing, but the colored keys on the chain werent lined up with the timing marks on the crank and camshaft sprockets....needless to say all of this is in the process of being corrected

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Somebody obviously sealed up the weep hole on purpose. Glad to see you tackle this job on your own. Make sure you double check everything that you do when putting it back together.

Dreadnaught · 11-13-2017, 09:52 AM

You're still installing new oil gallery gaskets right? Let us know how they look.

Z_ealot · 11-13-2017, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dreadnaught

You're still installing new oil gallery gaskets right? Let us know how they look.

I inspected the gasket material all around the oil gallery covers and no leaks and no signs of the gaskets falling apart....im trying to convince my helper to replace them, but he doesnt want to mess with them if there’s nothing wrong with them. Interesting note though, when i dropped the lower oil pan there was a few little shavings of what looked to be aluminum, but other than that oil and upper oil case were clean

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Rusty · 11-13-2017, 03:30 PM

You this far. You going to change the oil pump?

Z_ealot · 11-13-2017, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You this far. You going to change the oil pump?

Do oil pumps go out on our cars?

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Rusty · 11-13-2017, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot

Do oil pumps go out on our cars?

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Well....................................They've been known to fail with high rpm use.

Couple of choices.

SPMS VQ HR / VHR OIL PUMP

https://www.z1motorsports.com/engine...s-p-11938.html

Z_ealot · 11-13-2017, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Well....................................They've been known to fail with high rpm use.

Couple of choices.

SPMS VQ HR / VHR OIL PUMP

https://www.z1motorsports.com/engine...s-p-11938.html

I have thought about upgrading the oil pump, but if it ever breaks down im most likely gonna go with a dry sump setup for track duty so i dont have to worry about oil starvation so much

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Z_ealot · 11-22-2017, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dreadnaught

Somebody obviously sealed up the weep hole on purpose. Glad to see you tackle this job on your own. Make sure you double check everything that you do when putting it back together.

Forgot to mention....thanks for all the advice dread, really helped speed things along when putting this monster back together lol.....also thanks to spooler, phunk and anyone else I forget to mention for putting up with me these past few months. It has been quite the learning experience, but I’m all the better for it

phunk · 11-22-2017, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot

Forgot to mention....thanks for all the advice dread, really helped speed things along when putting this monster back together lol.....also thanks to spooler, phunk and anyone else I forget to mention for putting up with me these past few months. It has been quite the learning experience, but I’m all the better for it

Im just glad you found something and handled it. For I while there I was wondering if you weren't just an automotive hypochondriac or running out of things to "fix" around the house!!

Z_ealot · 11-22-2017, 06:15 PM

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Im just glad you found something and handled it. For I while there I was wondering if you weren't just an automotive hypochondriac or running out of things to "fix" around the house!!

Believe me you wouldnt be first to say that, i just have a hard time letting go when i know somethings wrong and i admit, can get a little obsessive over it....but seeing as i finally found out the water pump was faulty i guess it worked out in the end lol....would have been a lot easier and saved a lot of time and headaches if the idiot before me hadn’t sealed up the weep hole though.....

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