What Else Can Leak Around The Water Pump?
As mentioned earlier, there are a total of 6 possible leak sources. There are 3 coolant o-rings and the 1 water pump seal living in there (the water pump seal is actually a 2 piece affair, but when you order it is “one” seal), as well as 1 oil o-ring and the 1 oil seal. Any or all of these can take a dump and slime out the general area, which is bad news. The good news is that if you have to go in and reseal one thing, you re going to replace everything that could leak anyway! At least you can reseal the pump assembly in a SV, unlike some of Suzuki s other offerings where you have to replace the entire pump assembly (big $$$)! The accompanying pictures are from the Manual, which is pretty good, except that there are a few surprise changes that seem to have made it in later models. There may be a service bulletin floating around from the factory. My dealer says there aren t any on the water pump. Here s A Somewhat Related Observation: Years ago I worked as a BMW motorcycle mechanic when
