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MG MGF Technical - Waterpump leaking?

In march I replaced the waterpump when I did the cambelt. Before, I never had any problems with the coolant level (63 k km; MG TF 135 ). Since than, i drove about 8 k km and I regularly had to top her up. In total about 2 litres. Any experience about leaky new waterpumps?
Today I checked the steelpipes. Took them out and opened them at the welded braces. Although some rust on the outside between braces and pipes but inside still perfect.
I checked all the hoses and could not find any evidence of leaking.
Recently I noticed that the the coolant in the expansiontank was somewhat restless, didn't remember this from before. Some waterdrops at the ceiling of the tank.
Tank is also renewed two month ago and replaced with the Brown and Gammons levelsensorized/alarm tank so also the cap was renewed and so was the radiator bleeding screw. This did not change the need to top her up every now and than.
Regularly checked oil level and never seen any majo. Today drained and renewed oil and although a bit dark, no majo at all.
So, my question is about the experience with new leaky waterpumps?
Greetings, huib
Huib Bruijstens

This thread was discussed on 26/07/2010

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