TD5 coolant pump

There is a small hole in the lower side of the mounting plate for the
coolant pump of my TD5 Defender. ie. on the outside lower face pointing away
from the engine. This has started seeping what I think is the coolant, a
pink fluid. Nothing major just a sporadic dribble at the moment. Does this
indicate there is a seal breaking down somewhere in the water pump? Will it
suddenly fail catastrophically? Is there an easy fix, is it just a matter of
replacing the rubber sealing rings?

Thanks for any advice.

Tony.

coolant fom the hole in the bottom can't be a good thing. lol. If your
anywhere near manchester I have a spare you could have for a few beer
tokens.
Hope this helps

"Tony Boyle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> There is a small hole in the lower side of the mounting plate for the
> coolant pump of my TD5 Defender. ie. on the outside lower face pointing
> away from the engine. This has started seeping what I think is the
> coolant, a pink fluid. Nothing major just a sporadic dribble at the
> moment. Does this indicate there is a seal breaking down somewhere in the
> water pump? Will it suddenly fail catastrophically? Is there an easy fix,
> is it just a matter of replacing the rubber sealing rings?
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Tony.
>