Possible water pump failure? Help please.

[drummerdan]

I have a ep3 facelift (54). It's been making a very faint whirring sound for about a month now and I disregarded it as a loose belt. I started the car up today and there was a very loud whirring/clicking sound and a faint smell of burning rubber. I think it's the water pump as the temperature gauge went up a lot quicker than normal.after about 10 minutes of checking the belt with the engine running I turned it off left it for 30 secs and turned it back on. The sound was gone but returned again after 30 seconds of it running.

Just a couple of questions:

Are there any more belts than the auxiliary one you can see running?

And what exactly does the auxiliary belt turn so I check all the pulleys?

Thanks in advance, Dan.

 

[Chris.]

The only belt is the aux one. The engine is chain driven.

 

[Shaenei]

Daft thought maybe but it's not the headlight adjuster is it? I've heard of them whirring & clicking, it just doesn't explain your smell of rubber

The belt drives the alternator not sure if anything else is driven by it

 

[drummerdan]

Thanks for the replies. I'll check the headlights just to be sure but I don't think it's that. Does anybody know exactly what the auxiliary belt drives? Poss pics?

 

[Chris.]

It drives the power steering pump and aircon if you have it fitted, along with the water pump and alternator.

 

[Neily03]

It drives the power steering pump....

C'mon Chris you know better than that.....

 

[Chris.]

C'mon Chris you know better than that.....

Haha, I'm thinking of the DC5 aren't I? :lol: