so my water pumps got a bad bearing right?

today im driving home locally, and i see my alternator has dropped to 12v.. i assumed that meant that my water pump seized..

when i pulled over, my water pump was spraying water out the seals..
god damn.. car didnt overheat though, but i have no idea how much damage i have to clean up now! can anyone offer advice on what to look for/ shroud removal/water pump install tips?

 

it's not that hard to install my water pump. I took out the shroud and fan. Then u have to take out one of the pulleys since it's on the way.
After that take out the old one and put the new one in with the gasket. The haynes manual does tell u to put the bolts in a certain order tho.

 

my other question (upon removal of the old water pump) some of the housing seems eroded. some of the redness is missing.. what does that stuff do and what parts of it do i need?

 

update.. ive removed the pump and purchased a new one.

problem is i dont know how to remove the housing, and i need to b/c the rear gasket is torn as well. between the housing and block.

so far im going to use rtv as a build a gasket and use some crazy plan to seal it in there.. think ill survive?

 

Just a couple more bolts (or nuts) to get the housing off, assuming you got everything else out of the way first...

 

Just buy a gasket.

http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.as...m=15-1620-N386

http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.as...m=15-1160-N386

 

I have used RTV for all water seals for years with never a problem.

Note- the directions say to let it set some before assembly.

 

interesting.. the directions just say apply then torque down. which is what i did. ill let yall know how it went once i flush the system tomorrow.

which ones the drain plug? my cars so covered in crap i can barely tell which screw is the plug.. im looking at the fsm right now. its confusing.

 

To hell with gaskets, long live silicon!!!

 

finished the install today, used build a gasket on the housing-block.
no leaks... runs well! my cars all quiet w/o all the pulley noise! i think i survived.