Screeeeeeeech!

[87CandyBlueT]

Well I got new rims and tires installed on my car yesterday. Took it for a long drive yesterday. Drove great. Today when i started it I heard the loudest and worse sounds. My entire drive belts are seized up moving very little. Anyone ever had this problem before. I think it's the water pump pulley. Would this mean the water pump itself is bad, my car doesn't run hot or leak any fluids that I have ever noticed.

 

[Justin727]

bearings in the water pump or tensioner pulley or alt. replace it all!

btw a/c compressor can and will do this sometimes as well. More likely on the ford compressors tho.

 

[JonoTurbo]

Your referring to just the alternator belt right?

If so, yeah, it pretty much has to be either a siezed water pump or alternator. Also, check your fan and make sure nothing is caught in it holding it in place, that might do it as well.

 

[mkIIIman089]

Do ANY of the 3 spin? I take it the crank pulley is visably spinning inside the belts?

 

[87CandyBlueT]

I think it's the water pump. I have to replace the entire unit right? I ordered a pump at KOI for 12:30am tomorrow. I don't think anything is in the fan. Altenator pulley spins, and of course since the engine runs the harmonic balancer is rotating the a?C isn't hooked up no drive belts ran to it. Also I don't think I have a belt tensioner for this belt. If I do I don't know what it is. This belt runs around the balancer (at bottom) , the water pump and the altenator. I think when you buy a water pump for the supra it has the pulley aswell correct me if wrong? I hate this happening just spent $1100 on rims/tires yesterday that I really didn't have to spend but thats what happens with me lol.

 

[87CandyBlueT]

Oops forgot to add this. Is this Water pump a pain in the ass to replace. Is their a bleeder valve or anything. I'm always worried about replacing water pumps and getting air bubble(s) in the cooling system especially with this aluminum head and stock HG pushing 7PSI.

 

[MKIIINA]

water pump is a snap. 1 hr job tops. just make sure you keep the bolts straight! there are 2 different lengths and they are not interchangeable. when my bros WP went out it bled through the weep hole some also....

 

[87CandyBlueT]

Replaced Water pump this morning. Went smoothly. I took the bolts out in a counter clockwise sequence and layed them out in the shape of the bolt/stud patterns to remember where they went. Here's a few pictures of it being done.

http://www.necro-inc.net/images/wp1.jpg
http://www.necro-inc.net/images/wp2.jpg
http://www.necro-inc.net/images/wp3.jpg

 

[88supraTT]

Replaced Water pump this morning. Went smoothly. I took the bolts out in a counter clockwise ]

dose anyone know the order of were the bolts go, i took mine apart and lets just say a little fairy tiped my tray over and i have no idea what holes they go in.

thanks

 

[87CandyBlueT]

I'll scan it from the haynes manual and e-mail it to you, whats youe email?

 

[supra90turbo]

Cleanest thing on that engine!

dose anyone know the order of were the bolts go, i took mine apart and lets just say a little fairy tiped my tray over and i have no idea what holes they go in.

thanks

Stop prancing around your garage :momaru: :greddy: :joshers:

 

[87CandyBlueT]

Yes it is. 19 year old engine. 122k original miles, original HG.

 

[87CandyBlueT]

The bottom left of this page has the bolt sequence specified by length. Should be 8 bolts and 2 nuts i beleive is exactly what I had. Good luck.

http://www.necro-inc.net/images/waterpumphaynes.gif