BodsMk1 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I noticed a kind of roughness to my engine sound , so i investigated and found that there seems to be a noise coming from the waterpump area, should my waterpump be silent ? Its not really noisy but i can definetely hear it running, when i take the belt off the noise stops. Its not really loud , it doesnt sound like the water rushing through either it sounds metallic , oh and its actually only covered about 100 miles. What do you guys think ? cheers people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire1500 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I had this on my first Spitfire, got the pump replaced and it was fine.I don't hear any noise on the water pump in my Spitfire, so I wouldn't consider you noise normal. Also worth checking is that the alternator teeth are all straight and not hitting anything and the same for your fan. You may as well give it all a good look and check the alternator belt as well whilst you're in that area of the engine. I have heard that engine damage can result from a bad water pump, so you want to get it sorted as soon as you can.Just my thoughts on the matter.Kind regards,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebobby Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 My water pump is also quite noisy, like a grumbling metalic sound. i suppose it's like most things in the engine ,they wear out in the end :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cureton Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 If it's rumbling then it's on the way out, but make sure it's not the alternator/dyname as they can also rumble if worn. With the belt off the pump should turn fairly easily with no signs of roughness or wobble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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