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My turbo coolant pump is leaking, but otherwise works fine. Has anyone tried to seak these puppies up, with JB Weld or something similar?

Thanks.

Charlotte944

If its leaking, its toast.

I've torn one apart, and there are no "user serviceable" parts.

Sorry.

jerome951

They aren't rebuildable, so I don't think you could harm it any further by trying JB Weld or something similar.

Porsche-O-Phile

Sounds like a job for duct tape!

Zero10

Why not pop it open and try?...
Where is it leaking from?

Mighty Shilling

Hmmm...we think my dad's is leaking either from the turbo water pump or the turbo itself...

Peckster

Oh yeah, JB Weld is just the stuff to fix something like this. Not! JB Weld is crap.

Matt H

I have a used one for sale, wasnt leaking and worked well when removed. PM me an offer.
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Claus Groth

When mine leaked, I removed it and found that the bent-over tabs that hold the motor to the pump had worked loose. I tightened them and the pump ran fine until it siezed after a month or two. I don't know if there was a relationship between repair and failure or whether it was coincidental.

theedge

I resealed mine, works just fine. It was leaking from where the two plastic housings mate together. Its just screwed together. I used Ultra Grey RTV.

Luis de Prat

I opened mine up where the two plastic housings mate together and found a rubber gasket that dropped right out. Wouldn't replacing the gasket suffice?

Mine was working just fine with only 65K miles on it, but it was leaking from where this gasket should seal the plastic housings.

From the way it's designed, I believe the coolant only circulates inside these housings, and not upwards past the impeller and electric motor.

Charlotte944

Luis:

I've torn one completely down, and even if you could replace the pump housing seal, you cannot get the shaft seals.

In my case the upper drive shaft seal was leaking coolant into the motor housing.

I have a new pump which I plan to install in the next couple of days.

hosrom_951

Luis: You posted before regarding replacing the pump, you also mentioned it costed a total of Euro 135???

Luis de Prat

Yes, I have already bought and replaced the pump with the updated 951.606.130.01 unit, which supersedes the original pump and appears to be more heavy duty. Dealer price here in Spain is €129 plus tax. Final price for me was €135.

Before tossing my old pump out, I took it apart and thought that it might be repairable, but from what Charlotte944 says, I guess not!

hosrom_951

Euro 135 is an extremely good price IIRC, the cheapest i saw now runs at over US$200+