Urgent. Leaking water pumpin VX.

[Ruben]

Hi all,

Doing a rutinary inspection I found that my water pump is leaking and must be replaced urgently. Where could I get new/overhauled ones? I also need gaskets since some oil is leaking out of the twin cams. Help where to find this pieces would be greatly appreciated.

kind regards,

Ruben

[Hamish]

Ruben,

Waterpumps are not hard to find (all same within the beta range) but bloody tricky to fit! Try any of the UK based specialists, especially Tanc Barrat and Betacar.
A de-coke gasket set will provide you with most of what you'll need to replace in the top of the engine, but possible to isolate which one you need if you are a bit more specific about where the oil is leaking from.
Depending where you live, parts can be a problem (indeed some are hard to find even in the UK!) but you should not have any trouble finding a waterpump.
Hamish

[jimcraib]

I can give you the name of a company in Wolverhampton who can recondition any make of water pump. They are called E P Services Unit 1 Central Trading Estate Cable Street All Saints Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 2HX. Tele 01902 452914 email sales@ep-services.co.uk. they have 25 years of service behind them give them a go.

Jim

[Keith Turner]

If you cannot get parts from the suppliers suggested I have some cam cover gaskets, or camshaft housing to head gaskets - if you change these you will have to reset the tappet shims, I also have a new water pump.

[Ruben]

Hi Hamish,

Thanks a lot for your help. At last I found it at Betacar and Omicron.

regards,

Ruben