Vauxhall Opel Corsa Meriva Overheating Coolant leak, Water Pump Broken Pipe Repair

[@jacobra1960]

I have just done this repair on my daughter's car. Very helpful video, thank you. Getting the remains of the old connector out was a slow and tedious job, exactly as your video said.

[@aaanton11]

You're welcome! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@colintx800]

This happened to my car, I called the AA and the guy changed it along with the oil pressure switch for FREE, Nothing was wrong with the pressure switch but he said it was a common fault, Top man.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stevelong3007]

My "plastic" one just snapped today ...... It's a joke that GM can think of using plastic for this .. Going to replace it with what it should have been made of in the first place BRASS! Thanks for the video

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Steve for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stephengoodey1059]

Thanks for this video. If I hadn't have seen this I would have gone for a water pump change. I got the brass replacement from a local Vauxhall dealer, part number 55564351, not cheap at £16.62 but was in stock. As per your video I picked out the plastic with a screwdriver which cleared the beginning of the thread and allowed the brass replacement to clean up the rest of the thread being careful not to force it and damage the brass thread. Picking a hole all the way through allowed the rest of the plastic to be forced out. Once again thanks.

[@aaanton11]

Great job, well done Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@By-Fun-Jokes-Guitars]

You are genius ... All the crap plastic falling insite. Thx for your help.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stevewood8864]

Brilliant video, thanks very much for showing how to replace the pipe. Exactly the same thing with my corsa that the plastic thread snapped, replaced it with a metal end. Cheers aaanton!

[@aaanton11]

Great stuff, happy you managed to fix it, thanks for the comments 👍🏻👍🏻

[@eddieretroify]

Fantastic! This has just happened on the way home and was going to start looking for drawings or diagrams. But have you to thank for making this video. 👍🏼

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments 👍🏻👍🏻

[@matthewthompson3391]

Thank you so much for this video, it was an absolute life saver! Cheers.

[@aaanton11]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@simonhopkins3867]

Thanks so much for your time making this. Bloody cars ;)

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stephenbrady3428]

Just happened today im going to try and fix it myself when im extracting what am i extracting is it tne broken end off tne pipe which is stuck inside that hole and once i get that clear what do i do then

[@aaanton11]

I show you in the video, its a plastic threaded piece of plastic pipe, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@stevegrigg8396]

Hello mate would you happen to know the thread size as I have to run a tap through to clean the threads

[@aaanton11]

Its a really fine thread, not a usual one in a tap set, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@kayherber2219]

What size are the Jubilee clips on each end?

[@aaanton11]

These will do the trick, amzn.to/34UtEPk, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Mike-jx2uj]

Do you know what thread it is?

[@aaanton11]

Not sure, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@welshsoupdragon3552]

What's the belt called that's on the left?

[@aaanton11]

Auxiliary drive belt, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jonathanstokes5069]

Can I ask, why would somebody take off this tube and put a bolt in its place? Second, my pipe has a plastic part that has three plastic nozzles coming off it. Is this pipe standard?

[@aaanton11]

The bolt bit is not a bolt, its the broken plastic pipe that threads into the water pump, yours sounds slightly different, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@terry85t81]

How did the new part fit because I'm told Vauxhall stopped making the plastic ones and replaced with metal but they have different thread and require new water pump.you seem to remove plastic one and replace with metal ?

[@aaanton11]

+Terry85 T ,yes you remove the old plastic One and the new one screws in on the same thread no new pump needed, the new pipes are sold at most good car spares shop👍🏻

[@ghostlee900]

I'm in the same boat lol Iv got a new connector from vauxhall. Did you use a bit of ptfe tape or just fitted the connector as it is

[@johnmccabe3667]

I have just done this to my corsa cut an inner tube valve off an old tube from a bicycle removed inner valve ptfe around thread screwed into the water pump then reattached pipe with clip over the solid end of the valve and off we go cost me 15mins of my time

[@uk2k007]

@@johnmccabe3667 that's commitment to the job right there! 👍

[@misium]

Is it a problem if parts of the broken fitting fall into the pump? Can they clog the system? Is there a filter or some way to catch them?

[@aaanton11]

Just get out what you can, the rest will make their way back to the header tank, thanks for your comments 👍🏻👍🏻

[@misium]

Great thanks, as you can imagine, this was very helpful.

[@gdonaldson6711]

I've been trying to take the same thing out on my car but there is fluid leaking upwards out where the screw is stuck. Is this just coolant and is it normal for it to happen? Ordering my part to fix as well, thanks for the video!

[@aaanton11]

Yes that is perfectly normal it will just be coolant once repaired just topped it up and it’ll all be fine Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@gdonaldson6711]

@@aaanton11 good to know! Did you let it flow out there until you could work on it or just fully drain all the coolant?

[@guydwelly]

Brilliant video man! How the hell did you film it wothout a headcam? Well done!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@johnrobertson9951]

Hiw did you remove the other end from the pipe itself?

[@aaanton11]

It just pulls off when the clip is loosened,Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@johnrobertson9951]

Thanks mate. Now....how did you remove the connectors, that gave you a bit more room? Im a bit paranoid that i may break them.

[@benwebster1331]

Hi does anyone know if the water pump on a 2013 meriva is alt belt driven or timing belt driven please thank you in advance

[@aaanton11]

Depends on the engine size, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@kevinbarker9961]

Hi can I ask what the part was called please as I need to order one

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for watching, the parts are in the description information 👍🏻👍🏻

[@garethhopkins9291]

How do I know if my water pump is not working

[@aaanton11]

your engine will overheat and the heater will stop working, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@roonnster77]

Top man mine just gone.

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@roonnster77]

@@aaanton11 iv just ordered the part now got to get out all the super brittle bits of plastic out. Any tips the car 20 years old. I had a Herbie Goes Bananas moment yesterday day. The oil switch pissed out oil everywhere and the coolant disappeared. Found the the pump screw had perished. My mate say i need new switch so one them to.