Engine water pump common malfunction and maintenance

Water pump is one of the important parts of the cooling system of the automobile engine. The function of the water pump is to ensure the circulating flow of the coolant in the cooling system by pressurizing it and accelerating the heat emission. As a long-term operation of the device, in the process of use, the pump will also fail, how to repair these failures?

Check whether the pump body and pulley are worn and damaged, and replace them if necessary. Check whether the pump shaft is bent, journal wear degree, shaft end thread is damaged. Check whether the blade on the impeller is broken and whether the shaft hole is worn seriously. Check the wear degree of water seal and bakelwood gasket, such as exceeding the use limit should be replaced with a new piece. Check the wear of the bearing. The clearance of the bearing can be measured by a table. If it exceeds 0.10mm, a new bearing should be replaced.

There are several common faults of water pumps: water leakage, loose bearings and insufficient pump water

A, water

Pump shell cracks lead to water leakage generally have obvious traces, the crack is lighter can be repaired by bonding method, cracks should be replaced when serious; When the water pump is normal, the drain hole on the water dongke should not leak. If the drain hole leaks, the water seal is not well sealed, and the reason may be that the sealing surface contact is not close or the water seal is damaged. The water pump should be broken down for inspection, clean the water seal surface or replace the water seal.

Two, the bearing is loose and loose

When the engine is idle, if the pump bearing has abnormal sound or the pulley rotation is not balanced, it is generally caused by loose bearings; After the engine flameout, pull the belt wheel by hand to further check its clearance. If there is obvious slack, the water pump bearing should be replaced.If the pump bearing has abnormal sound, but there is no obvious loosening when the pulley is pulled by hand, it may be caused by poor lubrication of the pump bearing, and grease should be added from the grease nozzle.

Three, the pump water is insufficient

Water pump pump water is generally due to blockage of the waterway, impeller and shaft slippage, water leakage or transmission belt slip, can be dredge the waterway, reinstall the impeller, replace the water seal, adjust the tightness of the fan transmission belt to troubleshoot.

Four, water seal and seat repair

Water seal and seat repair: water seal such as wear groove, abrasive cloth can be ground, such as wear should be replaced; Water seals with rough scratches can be repaired with a flat reamer or on a lathe. New water seal assembly should be replaced during overhaul. Welding repair is allowed when the pump body has the following damage: the length is less than 30mm, and the crack does not extend to the bearing seat hole; The joint edge with the cylinder head is broken part; The oil seal seat hole is damaged. The bending of the pump shaft shall not exceed 0.05mm, otherwise it shall be replaced. Damaged impeller blade should be replaced. Pump shaft aperture wear should be replaced or set repair. Check whether the pump bearing rotates flexibly or has abnormal sound. If there is any problem with the bearing, it should be replaced.


Post time: Jan-13-2022