Faulty secondary water pump

Noam

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All is good fuse wise but the original 9 year pump is cutting out and not always working.
How important is this pump during driving? . I know it's purpose after stalling the engine .
But my mechanic reckons it's important while driving too.
What to do?
Repair?
Replace?
Any truth in it's importance while driving?
Thanks
 

cupramillo

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Think mine may be on the way out aswell, started making a strange noise thats not the same as normal. Still works, but it makes a strange whining noise like a strangled cat or something!:confused:

Is it a big job to replace?
 

cupramillo

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Good good, thats another part to add to the list along with an ABS wheel sensor.

Will the turbo get damaged if the 2nd water pump is not working? Suppose, i do anyway though, drive off boost 5mins before the end of the journey to keep the turbo from getting too hot before i turn it off.
 

Noam

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After replacing it my mechanic proved using a stethoscope that it works during driving too .
A common misconception disproved then :)
 
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this is also controlled by the trouble some fuse ,the far right on top of the battery i found this out when i bypassed that fuse
 

flooky

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Think mine may be on the way out aswell, started making a strange noise thats not the same as normal. Still works, but it makes a strange whining noise like a strangled cat or something!:confused:

Is it a big job to replace?


Mine does this every now and then, while looking into it I found the noise goes away if you put pressure on the power connector! Almost has if it has a dodgey connection!
 

cupramillo

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Did a quick search in the part numbers thread and i can't seem to find the part number for the secondary water pump. Does anyone have it at all?

Thanks
 
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