waterpump question

[sierrap615]

what is the purpose of weep holes and how do they work?

[mechy1barry]

to show when pump bearings are starting to fail.play gives exessive clearance on seals so water seeps out.

[MagicRat]

mech is correct. The weep holes should be dry always. If they seep, the pump needs replacement.

[sierrap615]

thanks, about two weeks ago, i start to leak coolent and there was a very loud sqealing noise coming from the front of my engine(at first i thought my timing chain finally was going to break). when i got home i found coolent was leaking out of the weep holes so i replaced the pump anyway.