EA888 Water pump failure

[zei20t]

Subaru top-end engine cleaner will fix that right up!

[brad]

Yep. that's what they are using. It's not like the old SUbaru UCS stuff. This foams.

We will be trying to work out what to remove so I can foam it up every 15,000km.

[zei20t]

the new foam stuff works wonders!

take off as much as you can. if youre removing manifolds, best to just clean it while its off.

[brad]

Got a call about an hour ago. ready to rock & roll.

[Mysticality]

... They can clean up all the EGR gunk, at Camden GTI?

[brad]

... They can clean up all the EGR gunk, at Camden GTI?

I guess so - they were cleaning something on a diesel that required manifold off. I was in a bit of a hurry doing Mr Mum stuff & didn't look beyond my own car.

I think it would be better / cheaper if you set up either water/meth injection or started doing chemical cleaning every 7500km

[Lucas_R]

Yep. that's what they are using. It's not like the old SUbaru UCS stuff. This foams.

We will be trying to work out what to remove so I can foam it up every 15,000km.

Theres a inlet temp sensor at the front of the inlet manifold which is what i use when doing carbon cleans. 1x screw and its out.

http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread....l=1#post205717

[mfl]

Water pump failures in the EA888 seem to be a more common fault than the norm. I had one replaced inside 10k.

yes wp failures are well known. I am on my 3rd water pump, 1st one at 15k kms and 2nd one at 45k kms,.....

[brad]

Thanks Lucas. That looks like the solution.

[brad]

Just did a quick search on eBay. There's a seller in there that has the water pump pulley/impeller for $80 delivered to AUS.

part number FWP2224. I bought the whole housing, impeller & a pipe which was ~$750ish. I'll get the straight edge onto my old housing & see if it's re-usable.