I'm looking at getting my second H2O pump since I bought my 92 Leg. The original blew up and took the engine with it. I had a new one installed on the used engine I replaced it with, and now that one is leaking. My mechanic said the water pump is bad and needs to be replaced. I'm not sure if it was leaking out the "seap hole" that my service manual alludes to. Can the gasket itself go bad. Am I just unlucky, or do others have this problem? I've been giving my friend a hard time about his bimmers H20 pump, plasitc impeller on a 10,000$ engine, almost killed his 92 M5. So maby bad H20 pump Karma

 

How hard was it to replace the gasket. I'm under the impression it involves taking the timing belt covers and belt off, among other things. And, the Haynes man. says that if there is H20 coming out of the seep hole that the pump is toast. I don't have that...yet