mizlopi Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Did a full service on my starlet today, air fuel oil plugs and timing belt, and somehow the belt is too tight, because it is a self tensioner it shouldn't overtighten, so left it built it up, did the service.Then driving it around earlier, power steering went and battery light came on.......Bottom pulleys come off so, pulled over took the bottom pulley, and both belts off, drove home, and noticed a load of steam coming out of bonnet.... yep water pump had gone fuckin swav!so back in to work tomorrow on my day off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 So, did you not just tighten the bottom pulley enough?.......or? Not to be harsh or anything but, you drove the car without any belts? = no moving water in the block = overheat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 no i drove the car without the power steering belt and the alternator belt still had the timing belt on tho or else it wouldnt work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 OUCH!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Sorry, but without any aux belts the powersteering pump/alt/water pump do not operate......i find it hard to see how the water pump has broken.....if theres no belt it stops spinning If you saw steam etc the car was over heating (as theres no belt > therefore pump is not circulating water > therefore water is not moving around the block/rad to cool it) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletRick Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 your crank pulley fell off? lulz, how did you manage that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 gunned it up at work but musnt have been tight enough, haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Sorry, but without any aux belts the powersteering pump/alt/water pump do not operate......i find it hard to see how the water pump has broken.....if theres no belt it stops spinning If you saw steam etc the car was over heating (as theres no belt > therefore pump is not circulating water > therefore water is not moving around the block/rad to cool it)i see what your saying but there are three belts the cambelt which goes round the cam pulley, crakshaft pulley, waterpump, two pulleys.then the alternator belt which goes on the crankshaft pulley and alternator,and the powersteering belt that goes round the powersteering pulley, and the crankshaft.Tell me if im wrong but im sure thats how it goes, with the waterpump on the cam belt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 1) Alt2) water pump3) power steering pump4) ac pump5) crank pulleyThe timing belt only drives the crank/cam/oil pump/idler/tensioner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 ^^^ ahhh i see, cheers pal.ye i thought it was the waterpump because after we put the cam belt on it was rattling the waterpump, as this can happen on some cars.And when i said to my mate earlier that evening the waterpumps gonna go, it went like 2 hours after that lol!so thats what i thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 u fried the engine then?? check headgasket as well dude if the waterpump has gone bang theres a chance the head will have been affected toojust a heads up lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 u fried the engine then?? check headgasket as well dude if the waterpump has gone bang theres a chance the head will have been affected toojust a heads up loltbh theres a part of me that wants it to be fucked lol so i can get a turbs engine!!but still i will check it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Notorious_C_A_T Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Why didn't you replace the water pump while you was doing the timing belt? In my opinion while doing stuff like timing belts it's wise to replace other parts like that so you only have to take it apart once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mizlopi Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Why didn't you replace the water pump while you was doing the timing belt? In my opinion while doing stuff like timing belts it's wise to replace other parts like that so you only have to take it apart once.i didnt no it was gonna go and i didnt have 27 quid to just buy a waterpump too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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