..i got a p plate Transit with the 2.5di 76ps version ...noticed for a long while i slight puddle of water under the van every now and again.....i looked under there today and saw it slightly dripping and a bit damp on the cambelt cover...its got to be water pump...but its not making any weird noises.

My question is what will eventually happen?

 

It will eventually leak all it's coolant out at a rather quick rate. Or the bearings will start to go noisy if the water penetrated them.

They are only an hour and a half to change....

 

Where is the water dripping from though...the gasket?????As there is no fine mist comming from the pulley area???

 

Gaskets rarely leak Phil. There is a tell tail hole at the bottom of the water pump. They usually leak water out of there when the inner seal fails.

 

needs to be fixed soon then Phil.

 

Daz can you give my step by step instructions please as i will take it off tommorrow vand hope i can get a new one on tuesday. I couldnt see how the cam belt cover comes off???

 

Exactly what happened to mine m8
it was leaking for a year before i got it fixed

 

The thing is i am about todo about 1k miles will it last???Its only minor dripping??

 

Also better off getting a garage to do it as im pretty sure the cam belt etc has to come off

 

Mine did lasted about 6k miles and it only got sorted when me van got MOTd and they told me thats what the problem was

 

mine lasted 10 miles from tell tell drip to ful stop sized on dual carrige way

 

Does cambelt have to be touched?

 

They can be done without removing the cam belt....

 

It could last 20 miles or it could last 2000, it is quite an easy job and can be done without taking the cambelt off.

 

All done changed today cheers lads

 

Should have put a YB in while you were at it.