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If you mean just the gasket, yes, it is possible and a new gasket will cure it, which requires removal of the pump.
Here's something to consider though; If the water pump is old, or high mileage, check around for the price of a new one anyway, just to see. Some waterpumps are really inexpensive, so if you can get a new one inexpensively, you'd probably save yourself a few bucks, in the long term, if you replaced it now, while the pump is off anyways.
If you mean the shaft seal, yes, in fact, it is the most common cause of water pump failure, and the only repair is a new water pump.
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How do you change the water pump on a 1990 Ford Ranger xlt?
i have a 1990 ford ranger i just got all new hoses and i have this really bad leak by the water pump you think its just a seal or the pump is bad im putting a new seal in it right now but if it keeps leaking what do i do?
Water leak under the alternator on Pontiac?
water pump or seal gone bad
What is wrong when you see water coming from the back of the Water Pump?
This indicates the inner seal is bad and the water pump must be replaced.
If the leak is coming from behind the pully does the water pump need changing?
Yes. The seal for the water pump is bad. Replace it.
How can you tell if you need a water pump?
Water pumps fail due to a bad bearing and/or shaft seal. Look at the bottom of the pump. There is a drain hole in the casting below the shaft. If the seal is bad then coolant will be leaking out of this hole.
Why your water pump is leaking?
The seal between the impeller shaft and the housingwears out.
What would cause coolant to pour from the front of the Jeep engine?
Bad water pump, the seal is gone. Get a new water pump.
Why is there water in oil I replaced water pump seal.?
Bad Head Gasket or Cracked Block (rare)
Will a water pump on a 1999 chev suburban leak intermittently?
Only if it's going bad. When the bearing and seal are starting to go bad the water pump will leak from the weep hole.
Why does your Yamaha yz400f leak radiator fluid out of the weep hole?
water pump seal bad
Is it possible that a car overheating a few times from a hose leak caused the seal on the water pump to go bad but the pump is still good just needs new sealant?
Yes , overheating can warp/distort the gaskets or internal seals but either way you'll need to replace the water pump or purchase a repair kit for the pump which will contain the seal and mounting gasket .
If water pump is bad on 96 buick regal will it lose coolant?
Yes, there is a weep hole near the bearing on the water pump. When the seal goes bad, or when the bearing has to much play it in, it will start leaking fluid there.
