Water Pump Squeals on Acceleration
Water Pump Failure Issues Water Pump Squealing very loudly Q: Actually replaced the water pump on my car twice in the last week, and it is failing again. But why it is failing again n again? There is a horrible squealing noise upon acceleration. My question is, is the noise coming from the water pump? (Plenty of water, new hoses, belts not slipping.) The new pump has not started to leak out of the weep-hole ..yet. Maybe I just bought a bad pump the first time, but surely not twice (its brand-new, not a rebuilt). The old owner put stop leak in the radiator. maybe, the pump is not getting good flow? However, the car does not overheat. Would a water pump, not getting good flow, make such a sound? The bearings are supposed to be sealed anyway, right? Would running straight water through the pump without antifreeze cause the pump to squeal and fail?.... Joe A: I'm not convinced that you have a water pump problem. The possibility of three water pumps causing a ...