Re: What does a dying water pump sound like?/More brake q's

[Roland <toker@oden.se>]

>From an A2 everything just bolt on, for the best breaking power take calipers
from an G60 golf. Thats alot more stopping power than the sciroccos calipers.

Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82

Greg Baxter wrote:

> Hey everyone -
>
> The past few mornings, I've noticed that the engine in my rocco is sounding
> ummm, kinda like a diesel... (I'm afraid that's the best description that I
> can come up with - an unusually loud, rumbling sort of noise.)
>
> Upon closer inspection, the offending sound appears to be coming from one
> of the belt-driven devices (water pump or alternator, I have no A/C or
> Power steering...) or maybe from the timing belt. I thought that it was
> because of the 20w50 I'm running, and the cold mornings, but it sounded
> like that when I arrived at work after an hours' drive. The engine seems to
> be cooling properly, but I'm unsure if the water pump is on its last legs,
> or what's going on...
>
> A further question to do with my brakes: I told the guy that I bought the
> seized calipers about my problem, and he gave me a pair of
> brand-spanking-new looking GTI brake SETS! (Axles, discs, calipers,
> carriers, lines, pads, everything!) I haven't gone underneath to work on
> them, but I just wanna know, if any (A2) GTI rear disc setups were
> interchangeable with S16v setups. It seems that the discs are the same
> size, but I'd really like to bolt up these new axles and go the whole nine
> yards... That being said, I'd rather not waste a day removing what's on
> there to find out that I can't put these new ones on...
>
> Anyone? Anyone?
>
> Thanks as always,
>
> Greg
> 82 Scirocco 1.8 8v
>
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