Patrick882 thanks for your reply. I just did as suggested. Bought some Plastic Padding Super Steel Epoxy - and went all over the crack and around the connector. Nice thick layer. Will be fitting back today. Apparently very good epoxy and around 300 deg resistance. My only worry is that once it's cracked - coolant will get inside onto the electrics of the pump? Not sure how it's build inside. But I had to try it anyway before spending £650 on a new pump from dealer.
Hi mate. How is it holding now? Still ok? Or did it fail and ended up replaced? Mine just developed same leak in same place. Got some Super Steel Epoxy and will try my luck. Let me know how did it end up with yours. Thx
JBL weld lol they make wonderful speakers to:) don't feel bad bro I drilled out a broken water pump stud in my engine block and wallowed it all out so I JB welded a new stud in the block. Dick whiskers crossed I hope it works
My original water pump developed a crack/leak in that same exact spot. I didn't know it was cracked and leaking from there and couldn't tell where it was leaking from. So for some dumb reason I bought a new pump from the dealer. Turns out that's just a major weak spot on this pump because that pump ended up with it too. WTF.
Clark Belyk I was driving around with that waterpump for two months and it was holding up. I ended up applying a different silicone as well to strengthen the putty and it was holding up.
@@rigobertomartinez5284 i used JB Water Weld on my water pump. The outer part where the belt spins (pulley/sprocket) is cracked from the inner-connecting bolt. The wobble threw the belt off track last night and i thought I had a rod knock. It ended up getting shredded and caught up in the crankshaft pulley. Replaced the belt once before figuring it out lmao. Today is when i applied the water weld. Sanded it down a little for the excess and to make it porous, then applied the JB Weld 2 bottle mixture and I'm hoping it holds up. It got really damn hot yesterday so I'm not sure the pump isn't just dead lmao.
@@rigobertomartinez5284 thanks man. The JB Weld failed immediately so ultimately I ended up changing the pump which was a horrific experience. Spent hours trying to get the pump out and eventually used brute force with a tire iron to shatter the sprocket. Came to find that 2 of the bolts (the ones that gave me such a hard time) were JB welded inside of the holes (residual evidence on the bolts lol) so now I need to get some more JB Weld and put in the new ones (those also didn't fit so someone obviously did something custom lol) After this endeavor, i come to find that my power steering pump has a huge leak in it, either from the pulley o ring seal or HOPEFULLY from the pressure hose or whatever I've been going around without power steering but got used to it fast. If I'm feeling sluggish I put some trans or ps fluid in for smoothness lol but I'm intended to fix or replace it very soon.
@@rigobertomartinez5284Nice fix buddy. I did the same to my pump. When I took my water pump out, it had a plastic half of o-ring on the impeller 😕. I JB welded (original weld) and mine has went from a pour to a slow, slow, drip. Guess I need to add more. Was your pump original?
Im trying to do the same on mine cracked one...still working properly so want to give a shot to jb welding it. Thanks for your video!
Did you try it on the end? Did it work for you?
@@neo61uk Hey Martin, i fixed mine with jb weld...3000km on it and still hold...have a try before buying a new one
@@neo61uk i made a thick first layer, then other 2 wider and wider
Patrick882 thanks for your reply. I just did as suggested. Bought some Plastic Padding Super Steel Epoxy - and went all over the crack and around the connector. Nice thick layer. Will be fitting back today. Apparently very good epoxy and around 300 deg resistance.
My only worry is that once it's cracked - coolant will get inside onto the electrics of the pump? Not sure how it's build inside. But I had to try it anyway before spending £650 on a new pump from dealer.
Hi mate. How is it holding now? Still ok? Or did it fail and ended up replaced? Mine just developed same leak in same place. Got some Super Steel Epoxy and will try my luck. Let me know how did it end up with yours. Thx
Can you put the JB weld on the water pump of a Pontiac G6 without taking the water pump off?
If you have clear access then yes.
JBL weld lol they make wonderful speakers to:) don't feel bad bro I drilled out a broken water pump stud in my engine block and wallowed it all out so I JB welded a new stud in the block. Dick whiskers crossed I hope it works
Did it work? What jb weld did you use ?
My original water pump developed a crack/leak in that same exact spot. I didn't know it was cracked and leaking from there and couldn't tell where it was leaking from. So for some dumb reason I bought a new pump from the dealer. Turns out that's just a major weak spot on this pump because that pump ended up with it too. WTF.
Believe me man. I understand your frustration with bmw manufacturers making such a weak design.
How is the JB weld fix holding up?
Clark Belyk I was driving around with that waterpump for two months and it was holding up. I ended up applying a different silicone as well to strengthen the putty and it was holding up.
@@rigobertomartinez5284 so jb water weld wasnt enough to do the job?
@@ave3.727 It did do the job... He just added a steel epoxy jb weld to strengthen it to be safe.
Nice fix. How is it working out for you?
dyo228 it's working well, however if you want better result use the steel epoxy jb weld. I applied some jb steel and the water pump is fine.
@@rigobertomartinez5284 i used JB Water Weld on my water pump. The outer part where the belt spins (pulley/sprocket) is cracked from the inner-connecting bolt.
The wobble threw the belt off track last night and i thought I had a rod knock. It ended up getting shredded and caught up in the crankshaft pulley. Replaced the belt once before figuring it out lmao.
Today is when i applied the water weld. Sanded it down a little for the excess and to make it porous, then applied the JB Weld 2 bottle mixture and I'm hoping it holds up. It got really damn hot yesterday so I'm not sure the pump isn't just dead lmao.
Kurt dam dude I hope your car is okay just apply the coat evenly and you will be fine.
@@rigobertomartinez5284 thanks man. The JB Weld failed immediately so ultimately I ended up changing the pump which was a horrific experience. Spent hours trying to get the pump out and eventually used brute force with a tire iron to shatter the sprocket.
Came to find that 2 of the bolts (the ones that gave me such a hard time) were JB welded inside of the holes (residual evidence on the bolts lol) so now I need to get some more JB Weld and put in the new ones (those also didn't fit so someone obviously did something custom lol)
After this endeavor, i come to find that my power steering pump has a huge leak in it, either from the pulley o ring seal or HOPEFULLY from the pressure hose or whatever
I've been going around without power steering but got used to it fast. If I'm feeling sluggish I put some trans or ps fluid in for smoothness lol but I'm intended to fix or replace it very soon.
@@rigobertomartinez5284Nice fix buddy. I did the same to my pump. When I took my water pump out, it had a plastic half of o-ring on the impeller 😕. I JB welded (original weld) and mine has went from a pour to a slow, slow, drip. Guess I need to add more. Was your pump original?