1992 Hyundai Excel Water Pump Leak

1992 HYUNDAI
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[b:739f953151] :x HELLO
my old jalopy HYUNDAI excel water pump is leaking from the little hole in it..what does this mean? ALSO, someone said you MUST take off the timing belt to install a new water pump..is this so? ANY HELP; please email or post..thank u and HELP ASAP! the antifreeze keeps leaking out as I post on here! :roll: [/b:739f953151] THIs car had 99,000 miles..1992 HYUNDAI EXCEL HATCHBACK..1.5 liter fuel injected, standard shift..
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Apr 13, 2006 at 12:13 PM
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The pump is made with a hole so you can tell when you have a bad pump, it will seep water out of a weep hole. Replace the pump and the leak will go away.
Apr 14, 2006 at 3:59 AM
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Suggested Repair

Replace the water pump. Coolant seeping from the weep hole indicates the pump has failed.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1992 Hyundai Excel with about 99,000 miles reports antifreeze leaking from the small hole in the water pump and asks whether the timing belt must be removed to replace it. The expert explains that the weep hole is designed to show when the pump is bad and recommends replacing the pump to stop the leak. The timing-belt question was not answered.

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