water pump

[gazauk]

hi back again this time i think my water pump is packing up
first these a noise coming from the engine souds like fan belt like a whizzerling
noise but fan belt nice and tight tuck water pump off because some 1 said it might be that the bearings are no good but when i took pump off could not see wear bearing would go or are the bearings some wear else
im not getting any overheating or loss of water just a horrible
sound but it nearer the aircon but aircon dont work so would this rule that out
or could some one tell me wear the water pump bearings are because now and then it sould like tappet noise whitch i know its not coming from there please help thanks gary
iv just finished putting pump back on plus redone fan belt but its still there but coming from the aircon pump belt is it safe to take it off will it do any arm to the engine if i leave it of or is thereanything else i can do cheers

[Dennis S]

I just had a similar noise on my 2002. I checked all the belts and they were tight and not worn so I thought sam thing water pump bearing, alt, sir con or poewer steering pump. While I was under the bonnet I checked the oil and noticed it was a about 1/2-3/4 litre down. A couple of days later I checked the belts again and still fine, but this time I also topped up the oil. THe noise went away.

Very strange, never came across any thing like this before.

[Harry Morgan]

Gazauk

I'm having trouble following all of this...

Are you saying you continue to get the same noise with the AC belt off ?

Is this noise a HIGH pitched screeching sound, or a LOW pitched grinding sound ?

From you other post, I believe you were using the WD40 on the Power Steering pulley.

Harry

[gazauk]

hi harry
turns out the noise is coming from the power stairing pump / belt
so whent to car shop got a new p/s belt but to big so il have to go back to morrow funny thing kia has been quiet all day noise not there now
like i said when you put wd40 it gos away for a bout 40/50 seconds then comes back but not to day but cant be sure weather the bearings in the p/s pump are going cant understand why is suddenly gone any idears how much a pump his has iv been told round a bout 120 quid
thanks gary

[Harry Morgan]

Gary

Do the PS belt first (< $10)... then worry about the entire pump later.

Make sure that there is enough fluid in the PS pump.

Harry

[gazauk]

hi harry so far so good no noise but i think pump is leaking some ware as fluid has gone down again a little cheers gary