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Because if I can buy one locally I'll get it sooner and with no shipping charges. The leak is not easily visible. I have coolant exiting between crank pulley and power steering pump when engine gets fully warmed up. During warmup, there is no leakage. I'd like to get everything off to make sure it is indeed the pump. If I must, I'll reinstall the cam belt and alternator belt and run the engine just to make sure it's the pump that's leaking. I installed this pump in 2001. It has about 80K miles on it and quite a few track events. When the leak starts it pours at a pretty good clip.
I also have a welder. I can probably make one but buying one is easier.
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Lawrence
1986 951
2002 SLK32 AMG
1987 328GTS
2011 528i
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