Leaking Coolant

[LatinR33]

Hey all, noticed car is leaking coolant near the front of the engine bay. I notice a puddle of green coolant on the garage floor, seems to be coming from the middle front part of the engine. I look underneath and notice coolant leaking from the plastic cover which is taken off when oil change is done. car doesnt overheat and engine runs well. any ideas. checked hoses they dont seem to be leaking.

[LatinR33]

???????? anyone... could it be water pump or thermostat?? wish i noticed this before cause saturday afternoon no mechanic is open dammit guess cant drive my car till next weekend when i take it to my local mechanic to get everything pressure tested.

[eMsta]

welsh plugs might be worth checkin bro....mine had rusted plugs all around...had to get it fixed. I also had a cracked water pump before that - but as i remember there was only water there.

[Craved]

could be water pump bearing leaking, check under the fans belt to see if its leaking from underneath

[LatinR33]

Im thinking it is the water pump. Should i replace the whole water pump or is there a way to seal the bearing?? Im guessing a water pump from nissan is like $165.00 so i guess changing the water pump is the best option.

[Gazee]

you can't really rebuild the water pump as such, also if you havn't done your 100k service, then do that too at the same time cos 9 times out of 10 you need to take the timing belt off, but some people have done it without taking the belt off...

but theres a little hole at the front of the water pump which you can see from underneath, it usually leaks from there when the seal inside is gone, its like a breather hole or something like that, but keep an eye on the coolant cos it'll drain quickly

[LatinR33]

Cool Cool, thanks for that yeah im gonna keep an eye on the coolant so it doesnt overheat. I just got a quote for unigroup for a 100,000km service $1000 (13hrs of labour)for labour and $500 for parts im like damn cant afford that now just paid rego. Have to figure something out. Hope my local mechanic can take the water pump out with out taking the timing belt off. I guess if worse comes to worse bring out the good old credit card dammit

[B0oStEr]

Im thinking it is the water pump. Should i replace the whole water pump or is there a way to seal the bearing?? Im guessing a water pump from nissan is like $165.00 so i guess changing the water pump is the best option.

Last week I bought a genuine pump from nissan for $80.

[LatinR33]

Thanks heaps again guys, was thinking of calling lubemobile to come and have a look but they charge a bit to just come out. just gonna wait till sat and take it down to the mechanics. cheers

[Godzilla32]

I dunno about your RB25 but in my 26 there is no need to remove the w/pump to change the t/belt. My genuine pump was 75 bucks.

[Craved]

I dunno about your RB25 but in my 26 there is no need to remove the w/pump to change the t/belt. My genuine pump was 75 bucks.

they are saying they need to remove the timing belt to change the water pump

[LatinR33]

Yeah thanks craved i was just about to say something.