TD5 Water pump with video

P38_Ireland · Nov 18, 2014

looking for information on the water pump i removed from my TD5. its got 166k on the clock.

TD5 Water Pump - YouTube

jamesmartin · Nov 18, 2014

seals give it a resistance to turn, they dont spin free

P38_Ireland · Nov 18, 2014

jamesmartin said:
seals give it a resistance to turn, they dont spin free

so you think that pump looks normal?

was reading this blog post and close to the end he talks about the coolant loss with a pic of the pump
www.discovery2.co.uk - Workshop TD5 Water Pump Replacement.

jamesmartin · Nov 18, 2014

does yours have signs of coolant from tell tale hole

P38_Ireland · Nov 18, 2014

yes, did you watch the video? could you see it in that?

jamesmartin · Nov 18, 2014

yes but was hard to see , if it is wet pump needs replacing as yours does anyhow

P38_Ireland · Nov 18, 2014

cool, just hoping the pump is the problem so then it will be solved.