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914Slide · 11-23-2013, 11:48 AM

hey i recently put a new heater core in and ever since i haven't been able to drive the car, it has been overheating :/ ik ive bled the system properly and even tried bypassing the core again because it worked fine before the heatercore. there is a noise coming from the front of the timing case around where the water pump is. ????????????????? idk please someone shine some light i need my car back

Nissan_Alex · 11-23-2013, 01:41 PM

Check the play in the front bearing of the waterpump, if it has play your culprit is the waterpump.

914Slide · 11-23-2013, 07:25 PM

there's a small amount of play if you wiggle it but it spins freely, also nothing is going on when i have the rad cap off and spin the pump ?

11-23-2013, 11:48 AM	#1
914Slide Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: ny Age: 30 Posts: 99 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ca18det Help Please hey i recently put a new heater core in and ever since i haven't been able to drive the car, it has been overheating :/ ik ive bled the system properly and even tried bypassing the core again because it worked fine before the heatercore. there is a noise coming from the front of the timing case around where the water pump is. ????????????????? idk please someone shine some light i need my car back

11-23-2013, 01:41 PM	#2
Nissan_Alex Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 113 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Check the play in the front bearing of the waterpump, if it has play your culprit is the waterpump.

11-23-2013, 07:25 PM	#3
914Slide Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: ny Age: 30 Posts: 99 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there's a small amount of play if you wiggle it but it spins freely, also nothing is going on when i have the rad cap off and spin the pump ?