Using water Vitesse Sport

[avoncliffe]

Hi guys,
I've just registered here in the hope someone may be able to help. I have a '97 model (reg 31/12/96) Vitesse Sport (200bhp) and have owned her for 6 years with no major problems. She's covered 74,000 miles to date with a full service history.
Anyway, I now notice what I can only describe as scream/whistle when I go through the gears, the only noticeable result being an excessive use of water. The header tank can be half full after a 50 mile journey. She isn't using any excessive oil and there isn't water in the oil either. Performance isn't effected and she'll cruise as normal, the 'noise' having disappeared. So it's appears only when the car is under load, so to speak, when accelerating and comes in at around 2,500/3000 revs.
Has anybody any ideas as to the possible cause?
Thanks,
Richard

[dollysprint]

Water pump bearing is shot and the seals have failed. You should be able to see coolant below the pump where it joins the rear of the power steering pump. You may need to get underneath to see it.

Dave

[scoobyh123]

Sometimes it's not possible to see the leak on the water pump until it's too late as i found with my old 420GSi (n/asp) so it would probably pay to change the water pump and any seals around it as a precaution/eliminate it from the diagnosis.

Welcome aboard by the way!