I have a question, when the water pump is starting to leak does it make a weird groaning or bearing noise? And than just goes away? Is this normal

 

Perhaps it's either belt tension or your idler pulley making the noise.

 

Is your water pump leaking now?

 

Yes it had just begun to drip

 

The noise could be the water pump, which you need to replace...
Like right now.

The noise can be confirmed by removing the serpentine belt. The remaining noise is the power steering. Any rumbles from the water pump would be it's bearings failing.

Replacing the pump is a royal pita. Been there, done that recently.
If you have a free weekend, you can do this, if you are patient, take breaks when frustrated. Being left handed is a plus.

If you have money for a mechanic, consider hiring one.

 

Forget about the noise and wether it's the pump or not ... if the pump is leaking, fix it.

 

Normally you never hear the pump. The chain driven side is smothered in motor oil and the other side is pushing anti-freeze. The only symptom you usually notice when your pump is about to die is the leak. So fix it, as turbobink suggested.

 

So it is the wp, crapppppppp, I have my parts car motor which is out and sitting on the floor where ill first practice doing so than possibly might attempt doing it on my own car, any tips from those who have done it themselves

 

The torque specs on the bolts are in-Lbs not ft-Lbs.

 

Haha I know, around how long does it normally take you to do it

 

Give yourself a solid day with all the breaks that you will likely need. Look up the how-to's and Youtube vids. It is a PITA but doable. Do your best to contain the chain tensioner's plunger when slacking the chain.

 

Barring any mishaps ... like torquing bolts to ft-Lbs instead of in-Lbs ... I'd recommend you allot a whole weekend.

If you haven't done it before I promise you're going to need to just walk away a number times and at least three times you're just gonna be sick of this sh**.

 

I did this just recently on my 1996 Maxima.

There are two decisions to make right now. Price what the repair shops charge.,

method A. Write a big check, then relax.

Method B. Do it yourself.

I installed a high quality water pump. Don't cheap out here. You Never want to do this again.

Should you do it yourself, consider that you will be working with your left hand.

A left handed mechanic friend would be awesome. He would love how simple I think this might be.
Now for the us right handed folks,.....

As the others have said, the job itself is kind of difficult, but not too bad.

It's the sheer awkwardness of the task which can drive a person insane.

The job can only be tolerated for so long before you need to walk away for more than a little while.

But it can be done.


Your call.

 

Did this 3 years ago, it was PITA but with enough patience, it is doable.