EA888 Water pump failure

[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]

EA888 Water pump failure

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.php?6303-Subaru-Upper-Cylinder-Engine-Cleaner&p=205717&viewfull=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.

[Mysticality]

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

Set up wha? I have no idea about these things.
Was looking into the Provent, but haven't had much time to do any decent googling.

[brad]

Set up wha? I have no idea about these things.
Was looking into the Provent, but haven't had much time to do any decent googling.

Look in the deisel section. Can't remember the thread but it's like permanently cleaning the inlet.

I used to run electronic water / meth injection on my 2nd & 3rd cars - XT Falcon & a Capri. Worked well on the Falcon. Nothing could help the Capri.

[zei20t]

those things (IMO) are dangerous. water/meth setups were to cool the charged air to prevent pinging. FMICs and engine developments removed the need for these. when the water/meth runs out and you dont have access to either, what do you do then?

if you want to keep the inlet manifold clean, use an oil catch can and run a cleaner through it regularly. also good quality oils prevent clogging and take the car on long trips so everything stays hot for a long time, not only does that help the intake, it also assists with removing carbon buildups

[brad]

those things (IMO) are dangerous. water/meth setups were to cool the charged air to prevent pinging. FMICs and engine developments removed the need for these. when the water/meth runs out and you dont have access to either, what do you do then?

if you want to keep the inlet manifold clean, use an oil catch can and run a cleaner through it regularly. also good quality oils prevent clogging and take the car on long trips so everything stays hot for a long time, not only does that help the intake, it also assists with removing carbon buildups

If you add the water/meth injector & change nothing else then when it runs out you lose nothing.

I don't think I ever ran out previously. Biggest issue was clogged jets.

It isn't hard to carry a 2 litre milk bottle of water in the boot.

I already use quality oils changed every 7500km & 90% of my trips are 45km+ at motorway speed.

[zei20t]

then chances are most of us here will probably have no problems due to long trips and the oil can get up to operating temperature and stay there for a while.

[Transporter]

I already use quality oils changed every 7500km & 90% of my trips are 45km+ at motorway speed.

I thought that you change the oil every 15,000km?

[brad]

I thought that you change the oil every 15,000km?

Not the last 30,00km. I was given 17L of Castrol 502.00 in exchange for a carton of beer & had 5L of Shell 507.00 sitting on the shelf so I thought I better use it before it went "off". So I've done 2 interim changes & have another coming up next month.

Daughter will start learning by then, so it will be lots of short trips, therefore "severe service" so will probably keep it up.