cozzmann

hi all i am a new 4x4 saff owner and the past week a real grinding dry noise has been coming from engine , ive pin pointed the noise to the front of engine area as to the right of the alternator and up by the top cam pulleys , after reading a few post on here i think it coulld be the water pump bearings , is there anyway i can diagnose this for sure , and is the water pump a hard job to do (replace) ??

thanks

Bloomers

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one way is pop off the alternator belts, and quickly run the engine. if the noise is gone, it may well be the pump. you can give it a spin by hand then, too

pump itself isn't hard to do

AndyPen

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Just check all the holes if you fit a new gen Ford pump... one of mine wasn't drilled through so no flow whatsover... just a thought and hopefully it will save the grief I had

martysmartie

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What he ^^ said, don't over tension the belts on re assembling though.

Martin

cozzmann

thanks for all replys , advice taken on board