Kai....why did you get the water pump replaced?...im assuming it was not because the previous owner said that it was dodgy but rather it was because the garage said to you that to replace 1 of the belts actually involved changing all of the belts and also the water pump.is that right???
Quote from: noggythenog on 13 February 2015, 08:50:02 pmKai....why did you get the water pump replaced?...im assuming it was not because the previous owner said that it was dodgy but rather it was because the garage said to you that to replace 1 of the belts actually involved changing all of the belts and also the water pump.is that right???it makes sense to do them both at the one time, as if the water pump goes afterwards, it means taking the timing belt etc off again. (sort of the same idea as most diesels having the DMF/clutch done simultaneously now.) The water pump is only about £60-70 anyway, so not a massive cost in comparison to the whole job.
Water pump is common to change when doing the cam belt as the belt often drives the pump and the bearings tend to go when the pressure is released after a long time.Coolant should have been changed but can be very dirty very quickly if they didn't flush the system and unless you ask for this it's unlikely they would do it. Get an antifreeze tester from halfords as that will give you an indication as to whether it needs changing.Glow plugs only ever come out when faulty. Never changed at service time.they are not like spark plugs that need adjusting, they are just heaters.
Mick I did read about those diagnostic machines you can buy, would you recommend them?
exactly Mick, it is good practice and I can recall getting it done on my old VW's but I thought that the VW engines were possibly unique in this sense.......back in the day nobody used to do this they'd just replace a belt at a time but it seems most modern engines are like this now.what I was getting at was trying to picture more what actually happened so if the garage actually suggested this work ie all belts and pump and then im guessing that they gave you a receipt detailing what work was carried out did they Kai?????........if so then you should have them by the balls so long as you take it to another authorised garage who can inspect the items and get serial numbers etc off of them just to prove how old they are or whatever......personally I wouldn't trust the original garage but it may be the case that they want the chance to rectify their failings.