Problem With Water Pump (i Think)

[Eav00l]

OK, driving home the other day and i start hearing this noise, like a solid clicking really quickly.

I pulled over left the car running, popped the hood and this click noise was coming from the front, behind the radiator fan.

I turned the car off and the noise kept goign for about 20 seconds then went off.

I got a mate to look at it and he said it may be the water pump....

The car is off the road right now, i have borrowed a friends car for the mean time but trying to cut costs.

Thanks guys,

Craig

[Craved]

was the fan spinning while this noise was being made and the engine off???

[crack]

i don't think it would be the water pump if the engine was turned off. in fact the only thing that keeps moving, turning, etc. after power off is the turbo. just a thought. hope it helps.

just read the above post. could very well be the viscous clutch fan. blades may be touching something. shroud, radiator. do you have a fmic with pipes going near fan?

[202.3rwkw]

hi mate,

i would say there is a good chance that it is the viscous fan coupling or as u have said in the water pump assembly.

your best diagnosis method there would be too either place a solid plastic handled screw driver on the water pump assembly (NO WHERE NEAR ANY ROTATING PART) and listen for bearing noises or anything out of the ordinary.

failing that i would remove the fan assembly and reattached the retaining nuts and start it up and see if the noise is still present.

hope that helps

glenn

[Eav00l]

cheers ill try that glenn.

Dont suppose anyone has a teardown manual for an r33 gtst?

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Edited July 31, 2006 by Eav00l

[202.3rwkw]

cheers ill try that glenn.

Dont suppose anyone has a teardown manual for an r33 gtst?

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you dont need one. it is just four 10mm nuts holding the fan on. you shouldn't even need to remove shroud.

just undo those and rock the fan gently off its seat. be very careful when putting it back on that all nuts are done up in a "cross" pattern to achieve even seat pressure. have fun