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Blown gasket?? help!!
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:03 pm
by WarKu
Hi i have a nissan terrano 3L V6 1988
theres water leaking out by the bottom pully i dunno if thats the water pump or what? bloody thing does anyone have any idea what it could be?
and how hard it is to fix?
;-p
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:29 pm
by wopass
sounds like a water pump leak
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:33 pm
by WarKu
Easily fixed?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:36 pm
by Mongoose
I did the one in my Pajero V6 which was right down in the elbow of the V and had a lot to strip out of the way to get to it but other than that pretty straightforward, just a case of carefully removing everything in the way, sticking the pump and new gasket in and bolting everything back.
Not too many bits left over afterwards and it didn't leak.
;-p
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:13 pm
by wopass
WarKu wrote:Easily fixed?
pretty easy if you have a little mechanical know how and are carefull you should be able to get the job done.
bout 1hr to clear all the shit away from around it and another hour to remove and clean the block surface ready for the new gasket and pump(use silicone on the gasket as well)then another hour to rebuild it.and use a good coolant
thats on the long side if you are feeling your way through it. or you could drop it in at your local garage and part with around $200-$300 and the jobs done with a MTA garantee
and your hands stay clean
.....
but wheres the fun in that
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:36 am
by WarKu
Oops never mind found the prob a hose i think its connected to the pump has a big split in it its only a short bugger too looks like a real arse to change to guess i'll do it this weekend