The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Water Pump Heater Tube Seal Leaks...newly installed...tried everything 900

posted by  Hovonogila on  Mon Nov 13 01:03 CST 2006
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Sep 22 20:53 CST 2014
[RELATED]

This is a 93 NA 940.

I have changed at least four pumps on this car, and at least four more on the last 240, but I can't seem to get this one right. Maybe it's because so much time passes between doing them that I forget what I did the last time.

I have installed and reinstalled (3) times last night and this morning.

Everything went on nice yesterday afternoon until I came home and noticed a puddle under the car last night. I drove the car during the day and I did not notice it losing any coolant. It sat in the garage for a few hours. There was a slow drip from the back of the pump where the heater tube meets the pump body.

I knew this was a trouble area from past pump changes so I thought maybe the little ring rolled or the tube did not seat it properly. I took it all apart and put it back together again. Both times I cleaned the surfaces thoroughly. I put the ring on the tube again, and mated it up to the back of the pump. It leaks.

This morning I read some other notes on the FAQ that implied that the ring should be seated IN the pump, and the tube offered up to it. I did that and it leaked worse. A steady stream. The ring is damaged now and fortunately I have a extra.

I have another chance to get this right, but I am growing weary of doing this job over and over again. I will persevere but I need a confidence boosting injection of information.

What did I do wrong?





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.