Got home last night to find out my cossie is pissing water, after a bit of pooking around it looks as if its coming off the bit under the thermostat housing (it looks removeable and has a pulley on it). Can any one tell me what this part is, is it easy to fix and if its a garage job is there any quick fixes to enable me to drive it to the garage???

thanks in advance
Rich
(very disgruntled cossie owner)

 

water pump


short stumpy hose connects it to the thermostat housing

easy to replace, therm off job

 

that'll be your water pump then.

if its a 4wd one, replace the little rubber hose between the pump and thermostat housing at the same time

 

how does it come off? do you have to take the belt off??

 

yes take the belt off,its on a spring loaded tensioner.

 

thanks i will go and get one then

 

i cannot get the belt to release, is there a knack to it??

 

15mm spanner on the bolthead on the tensioner, then turn clockwise, while holding the tensioner down with one hand, remove belt with another





but i think you need to take it to a garage if you are doing anything more than changing a belt - i can see this ending in tears