94civicsedan

my car is leaking antifreeze and when my auto teacher checked it he said he believes its the water pump. and some friends who know about cars think its the water pump also. Im not so sure where exactly my water pump is. LOL. Anyone have any clue?

Mbow

I am not exactly sure but it should be somewhere near the bottom of the engine. A belt spins it so that should be a clue. The waterpump's gasket tends to be the culprit in these situations. The labor to repair it is usually quite expensive as it takes a lot of work just to be able to remove the water pump. Best to replace the waterpump while you're at it too.

94civicsedan

Ya that was what I have heard about the labor. I am gonna buy the water pump anyways and its only like between 30 and 50 bucks so it aint really that much. I wish I had a job so I wouldnt have to worry about my parents spending money on it. Cause i got to rely on them for gas money and I have to get money from them so I can sign up for spring semester at the JC.

Mbow

You'll probably be looking at around $300 or so with the new waterpump. Somewhere in that area anyway. May be time for the timing belt as well. If it is even close to doing the timing belt go ahead and replace that too. To replace the timing belt they have to the same thing as for the waterpump so no labor just parts.

Revolveu2

The water pump is under the plastic cover that covers the timing belt. Take the entire cover off (should be 2-3 pieces) and you will see it. It will be the "gear" looped into the timing belt at about the middle of the block.

Might as well change the timing belt and all accessory belts while you have all that off...