Weeping coolant from water pump?

Junkyardspecial · 11-12-2019, 03:40 PM

My ZLE has some moisture and the smell of coolant faintly from the engine bay. No loss from the tank, but I see some moisture in the holes on the water pump pulley. Is this a common issue? Im fully bolted on so Im hoping the dealer will honor the warranty for that.

sengli · 11-12-2019, 05:06 PM

Dont think I have seen any threads about that issue being common. I have two different ZL1's and nothing like that on mine so far.

Junkyardspecial · 11-12-2019, 06:48 PM

Called my friend who is a tech at the local dealer he said he will fix it and that its a common issue across all camaros. Car only has 12k but has lived a hard life of tracking in Florida.

Chutzpah · 11-12-2019, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Junkyardspecial

Called my friend who is a tech at the local dealer he said he will fix it and that its a common issue across all camaros. Car only has 12k but has lived a hard life of tracking in Florida.

So, it is your water pump that’s failing?

Junkyardspecial · 11-12-2019, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chutzpah

So, it is your water pump that’s failing?

I dont know yet, I only noticed it an hour or so ago and was calling around to see if anyone can help. I have a feeling its just the gasket.

Junkyardspecial · 11-19-2019, 03:06 PM

Car is now fixed, water pump seal was going out. Dealer replaced entire manifold on the front of the motor. All is well now. No real explanation for why it happened.

Scottyz · 11-19-2019, 04:16 PM

This happens on all sorts of cars. Just keep on motoring and don’t worry about it.

Junkyardspecial · 11-19-2019, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottyz

This happens on all sorts of cars. Just keep on motoring and don’t worry about it.

Im sorry, I dont know what cars youve owned, but even down to the shittiest car I had as a teenager, I never had a water pump start to leak.

You have to be dense to not want to get that fixed.

11-12-2019, 03:40 PM	#1
Junkyardspecial Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: May 2019 Location: South Florida Posts: 438	Weeping coolant from water pump? My ZLE has some moisture and the smell of coolant faintly from the engine bay. No loss from the tank, but I see some moisture in the holes on the water pump pulley. Is this a common issue? Im fully bolted on so Im hoping the dealer will honor the warranty for that. __________________ Subscribe to my Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/Junkyardspecial Will buy your GoodYear Supercar 3R Take offs!

11-12-2019, 05:06 PM	#2
sengli Drives: 2015commemorative vert 2SS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: northern Indiana Posts: 948	Dont think I have seen any threads about that issue being common. I have two different ZL1's and nothing like that on mine so far. __________________ 2018 ZL1 Bright Yellow, A10, PDR, sunroof, carbon hood, and dash- sold 2020 2SS A10 sunroof..shock and steel special-traded 2015 commemorative vert 2ss

11-12-2019, 06:48 PM	#3
Junkyardspecial Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: May 2019 Location: South Florida Posts: 438	Called my friend who is a tech at the local dealer he said he will fix it and that its a common issue across all camaros. Car only has 12k but has lived a hard life of tracking in Florida. __________________ Subscribe to my Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/Junkyardspecial Will buy your GoodYear Supercar 3R Take offs!

11-19-2019, 03:06 PM	#6
Junkyardspecial Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: May 2019 Location: South Florida Posts: 438	Car is now fixed, water pump seal was going out. Dealer replaced entire manifold on the front of the motor. All is well now. No real explanation for why it happened. __________________ Subscribe to my Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/Junkyardspecial Will buy your GoodYear Supercar 3R Take offs!

11-19-2019, 04:16 PM	#7
Scottyz 2019 ZL1 1LE MY GOON Drives: 1980 Z28 Big Red. Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 2,061	This happens on all sorts of cars. Just keep on motoring and don’t worry about it.

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