water pump leaking

150,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ZACKERYSHELTON
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replaced water pump and gasket and hose on my cadillac deville and now there is a leak behind the water pump some where cant get it to stop.
Dec 21, 2010 at 12:07 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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Is the leak behind the timing cover? On the pulley end of the water pump, those 6 or 7 10mm bolts actually thread into the inlet housing behind the timing cover. There is a gasket that can dislodge, or possibly some other type of concern that is causing that area to leak.
Jan 31, 2011 at 8:01 PM
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