Last edited by Fummins; 02-21-2020 at 09:19 PM. Reason: hang on gotta fix this
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
Yeah, when I was looking at options this one kind of stood out to me. I looked online and there were a few videos saying it was terrible. It had the highest fuel economy on the lot and most of their complaints were things I didn't care about anyway, so I went with it despite first impressions. I'm glad I did, it's been great so far other than this
Fummins (02-22-2020)
In my opinion it looks like that leak isn't coming from the water pump but rather from between the engine block and timing chain case. The water pump bolts to the timing chain case and the timing chain case has sealant between it and the engine block where the coolant flows from the pump impeller on through the engine. The bearing weep hole is close to the pump bearing behind the pulley and the photo doesn't show any evidence of that. I took a photo of my engine in that area and all I can see is the seam where the timing chain case clamps against the engine block. This is only my opinion going by the posted picture.