Water Pump Rattle

2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE
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TLWRIGHT80
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i have a 2000 Oldsmobile. It just started making a rattling sound that i believe is coming from a pulley. Also just started throwing what looks to be dirty water or oil off the belt. The water pump pulley don't look lose but a larger pulley below it looks to too big to allow it to come off?

need to change what?

Thanks for this site :-)
Dec 8, 2011 at 6:12 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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What is it throwing?
Dec 8, 2011 at 6:13 PM
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TLWRIGHT80
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throwing what im now sure is water. Im not sure if its comeing from waterpump or maybe something to do with heater. The heater is not warming up like is normally does
Dec 8, 2011 at 7:42 PM
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TLWRIGHT80
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its for sure water. Have no clue were it is coming from. But the larger pully below is defintly shakeing like crazy
Dec 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Sounds like the water pump. There is a weep hole at the bottom of it that will leak water if the bearing or seal goes bad in the pump. Remove the serp belt and see if there is play in that pulley.

Let me know what you find.
Dec 8, 2011 at 9:22 PM