BX17TD Water pump broken

adamskibx · Post by **adamskibx** » 29 Aug 2005, 01:43

Ive seen a nice BX diesel for sale with a boken water pump. Could be a bargain but I dont know whether it could be driven from its destination (Surrey to the Midlands) due to the water pump. Does anyone know if you can risk driving a car with a broken water pump while keeping an eye on the temperature guage etc? Cheers, Adam.

fastandfurryous · Post by **fastandfurryous** » 29 Aug 2005, 01:58

I'd bet there are more problems with that. If the water pump fails, then usually the cambelt goes too, and you know what that spells!

adamskibx · Post by **adamskibx** » 29 Aug 2005, 02:06

Oh right- Im sure thats true but I was wondering why that is the case. My plan would be to buy it, risk it on the way back and then change the cambelt. Its aparently done 51,000 miles only so I suppose if it hasnt been changed so far it will need doing.

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » 29 Aug 2005, 02:30

Where is it Adam? Oh just realised, surrey. No dont do. Unless on a trailer.
As an aside, i used to have an old Visa super X (mega rare car BTW) and it broke its fan/alt/pump belt, On this engine (early BX and Visa 1219 and 1360 lump) all that is aux belt driven.
I drove it home about 4 miles and without the pump working it got very nastily hot. Thats assuming the seized pump doesnt break your cambelt first.
If you really fancy the car. But it, find a garage local to it, get it booked in and changed before you drive home.
Thats my best advice anyway.

bernie · Post by **bernie** » 29 Aug 2005, 03:02

In a word Adam
NO

DLM · Post by **DLM** » 29 Aug 2005, 04:16

Trailer, Adam.By the time you know there's a waterpump problem, you're very likely leaving a steady stream of coolant in your wake - and how long .

DLM · Post by **DLM** » 29 Aug 2005, 04:18

Blasted laptop - it seems to work on a text prediction principle and fills in the returns before I do. What I meant to say was this - if it's got a water pump problem now, how long has it had the problem?

DLM · Post by **DLM** » 29 Aug 2005, 04:20

.......and as a non-GTi/16v it'll only have the "cooked head" warning light rather than a temp gauge unless I'm very much mistaken.

Post by **RichardW** » 29 Aug 2005, 12:48

That's the red one on Ebay that looks very nice - I would have had a bash at it had it been closer. You could ask the seller how bad the leak is, but I doubt you'd be able to drive it a couple of hundred miles. You could just load your tools up and change it outside the guy's house - it's only 3 or 4 hours work.
Begs the question really though, if it is as good as it looks, and it's got 10 months ticket, why hasn't it been repaired????

tomsheppard · Post by **tomsheppard** » 29 Aug 2005, 23:26

There are a lot of ignorami and unscrupuli on Ebay. Water pump bust may very well mean head gasket is stuffed and he won't tell you that. Leave it well alone, Adam.

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 30 Aug 2005, 02:08

... or the waterpump may simply be leaking out water from it's axle.
You can not trust every one. But that does not mean you should suspect every one [8]
The owner may have obtained a repair estimate, which is pretty bad on a water pump replacement - all bits and dismantling work considered on an old BX no trade value.

bernie · Post by **bernie** » 30 Aug 2005, 02:57

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... or the waterpump may simply be leaking out water from it's axle.
You can not trust every one. But that does not mean you should suspect every one [8]
The owner may have obtained a repair estimate, which is pretty bad on a water pump replacement - all bits and dismantling work considered on an old BX no trade value.
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Very true Anders[:)]
Tom you cynic[}:)]

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » 30 Aug 2005, 03:17

always best to consider a worst case scenario as Tim has done, that way worst yuo can be is right, or pleasantly surprised if a lesser fault.