soldave Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 I potentially have a fair few questions about a water pump replacement on my Eclat. I guess the first question I have is what is the service life of these pumps in general? It hasn't been replaced since I purchased the car in October 2014 and it's due its second cambelt change this winter so I'm wondering if I should be replacing/rebuilding the water pump this time. it's shown no signs of leaking or anything like that so will only rebuild if it's something that should be done (would rather not be making more work for myself!). If the answer is yes it needs rebuilding/replacing this winter then there will probably be a fair more questions so be warned! Thanks in advance for any advice people can provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwat Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 An idea of the mileage would be good Quote Cheers, John W http://jonwatkins.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 54 minutes ago, jonwat said: An idea of the mileage would be good It would indeed! I've probably done about 6,000 miles since I got it in late 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXCEL V8 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 If you decide to do it the rebuild process is fairly straight forward if you have a hydraulic press. Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, EXCEL V8 said: If you decide to do it the rebuild process is fairly straight forward if you have a hydraulic press. Pete I have a 10-tonne press but not seen a rebuild before. Would love to do it but not sure if I have enough confidence in my skills 🙁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXCEL V8 Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 The kit from Lotusbits comes with very good instructions! Pete 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldave Posted July 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 Oooh that's good to know! Could be an option then if it's due for a rebuild 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
910Esprit Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 My Esprit one has done 40k miles since I fitted it over 30 years ago. Like most things on a Lotus, it should provide a normal service life if used regularly. However allowing it to dry out or stand for several years will probably reduce its life significantly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 If you rebuild make sure you support the body properly as I’ve seen these break on the press being only cast. Easy enough to do if you follow the instructions. Dave Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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