Water pump DIES at 39K?! How easy is it to fix? (Cupra 20VT)

[dodgyshoulder]

Has this happened to anyone else at such a low mileage?

The car began overheating about 30 mins into my trip to work. Oil and water levels were fine. RAC guy checked it and found that air wasn't being heated at full whack. It is now at my regular garage but i'm considering taking on the job myself with my v experienced brother. Is this easy enough to do and worth the saving?

Regards, Ash

 

[Nathanio]

The original is a plastic impeller and so breaks easily. Make sure the replacement has a metal impeller (sam20v found this out)

 

[WeeJase]

its audi TT 225 pump is the metal impelored one.had mine replaced with the cambelt (this has to come off to get the pump out).circa 200 quid iirc fitted by a specialist. i recomend awesome gti in warrington.top service .

edit:awesome charged me 25.80 for the pump plus fitting+belt+tensioners+ vat so not an acurate estimate

 

[Bogwoppit]

Might be worth changing the cambelt at same time?

 

[Nathanio]

Thats sound advice from pete. If your gonna do one may as well do the other!

 

[dav]

mine went at 36k.

 

[WeeJase]

when awesome did mine there was nothing wrong with the belt,but that's just one risk i wasn't willing to take at 65000 miles.
that's nearly half the recommended mileage

 

[Kris]

Mine went at 65k

Do the belt + tensioners while your in there!

 

[snifta]

mine went at 43k

 

[Jonesy]

mine at about 50K smoking a X5,

oh how I remember that high pitch beep at 6500rpm, new pants please

 

[RobDon]

Mine went at 34k at full throttle - new water pump, belt, tensioners and underpants!!!

 

[Kris]

I can not belive they never did a recall!

 

[snifta]

Mine went at 34k at full throttle - new water pump, belt, tensioners and underpants!!!

yup i was doing full chat at about 120mph wheni saw temp shoot through the roof, oil temp was creepign up, thought nothing of it, but then it suddenly let off steam :

 

[andycupra]

see link below for guide on replacing timing belt from guides section of this site:

http://www.seatcupra.net//knowledge_base/fitting_guides/replacing_cam_belt_on_vw_1.8t.html

although at time of writing this the guides section seems to be playing up!

this may help you decide if you want to do this. as said preveiously the belt comes off when you replace the water pump, so may as well do timing belt + tensioner while your at it.