Water leak...water pump?

I'm running a Air to Water IC and I keep losing water out of the reservoir. I have to pretty much fill it up everyday. I traced all the hoses and nothing. I jacked her up, pulled the engine pan, filled the reservoir and the radiator(it was low as well) then started the car. I got under there while it was running and found a steady drip of water coming from what looked like the corner of the oil pan right behind the water pump. Is there a gasket there or is that a sign the water pump is going bad? The leak is definitely getting worse.

Thanks,

Titanescape

Most likely the pump. Get some dye and find out.

Any dye or something special? I went and looked at it again last night, the water was actually dripping from behind the water pump pulley. It was a pretty steady drip.

That sounds like a toasted water pump.... :-(

Another testing for leaks option is to get your hands on a Pressure Tester (Free - Loan a Tool at Vatozone)

Grrrrr....my red rocket is really starting to get on my nerves!! I already know the front main seal is leaking so I'm guessing all that crap can be fixed at the same time. Is there like a kit with all the stuff (seals, gaskets, timing belt, wp..etc.) will I need some special tools?

Yet another very helpful tool for tracking down coolant leaks is a blue LED light. Even a cheap one from a gas station will work, it just needs to be blue. Coolant will glow, no dye needed.

No special tools are needed to do a complete timing belt job (seals, belt, water pump, etc). There are some that many people find helpful, but none are actually needed at all.

http://parts.arlingtonmazda.com/prod...MK0012%29.html

Same thing happened to me. I would have to refill every week with water. Then every three days...then every day. All the while there was never a puddle under my car. Someone, I believe it was here, stated that once the water pump goes bad it will wick water out of the shaft when running.
I changed my water pump and haven't leaked water for a month now. Change it yourself though. Much to expensive at a shop.
I used the same kit that Titus put a link for above. It comes with the cam and crank seals too. Might as well change them while you are there.

That's exactly what's happening to mine on top of that a whole bunch of oil leakage! I plan on doing it myself, I had to give her up a a daily driver so now I will have time to get her back in working order. I went ahead and put myself in debt and bought a 2009 PRHT for my DD.

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Originally Posted by jdawg

Same thing happened to me. I would have to refill every week with water. Then every three days...then every day. All the while there was never a puddle under my car. Someone, I believe it was here, stated that once the water pump goes bad it will wick water out of the shaft when running.
I changed my water pump and haven't leaked water for a month now. Change it yourself though. Much to expensive at a shop.
I used the same kit that Titus put a link for above. It comes with the cam and crank seals too. Might as well change them while you are there.

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It wasn't *too* expensive IMO to have a shop do it... it certainly was easier on my back to have TDR do it.