CR125 water seal question.....

[Durt Cycler]

I was riding my CR125 last weekend for about a few hours and out of nowhere it started to leak coolant from this whole on the bottom of the motor near the water pump. I first thought I had cracked the case maybe by hitting a little rock but after cleaning some of the dirt it looked like it was suppose to be there. It had leaked about 1/4 cup of coolant then it stopped. I checked my radiator and it was full. I looked in my manual and it says if there is leaking coming from the hole then it means my water seal is worn out. It hasn't leaked anymore coolant since tho. Is this OK? or do I have to replace my water seal? Thanks for any help.....:D

 

[DualSportr]

Replace the seal. It may have swelled back up after getting a bit wet, but it's still worn and needs to be replaced. Check the water pump while you're at it - it's a good time to make sure it's within tolerance and everything's okay.

 

[Durt Cycler]

OK thanks new water seal and oil seal on order. :)

 

[aharoncross]

also replace the metal plate in the waterpump

The metal plate in the water pump usually gets rusty, so you must replace it also,
if you won’t replace it , it will start loosing small rust particles and those particles will damage your water seal again very quickly.

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