Re: Coolant leaking into oil, water pump issue or worse?

Posted by Ross On 2020/12/9 21:12:35

To your question, no, neither the water pump nor the water distribution tube will affect water getting into the oil. And more often than not the head gasket will not either though it won't hurt to check that it is torqued.

Would be interested to hear about the results of a compression test as you mention the engine is not smooth. There are perhaps 7 to 10 million descriptions of how to do that on the internet and you don't need to solve your water pump issue in order to perform that test.