can i get some opinions on this? it looks like my water pump is leaking from the seal around the water pump housing to me...maybe not the weep hole. If you look in the pic, it is wet above where the weep hole is. I was thinking maybe i could try just replacing that gasket with this one Polaris 5812571 Seal Cover Waterpump | eBay

Has anyone used RTV instead? I had a local non-polaris shop repair this same thing exactly 1 year ago! maybe 600 miles since. ridiculous.

 

Does look to be the seal. Double check to make sure your water pump is still working properly-no use having to take it apart twice. I would go with the stock seal and add rtv for extra protection.

 

Wipe the area down with either denatured alcohol or even a little fast drying acetone and crank the engine up quickly. Should be able to tell if it's the gasket leaking or the w/p seal through the weep hole. If you're lucky and it's just the gasket, use a thin film of Ultra Blue or Permatex Water Pump rtv on the new gasket. Either one works great as I've used both.

 

water pump is really a easy fix

 

turned out to be weep hole, but i'm going to use rtv also since i'll be installing a zerk on the weep hole this time to hopefully fix it awhile. so you put rtv on both sides of the gasket?

 

Wouldn't block the weep hole as that's what it's for to alert you to any problems. Best to do it right and change out the water pump seal and oil seal while you're at it. It's a chore to do it right,but best to pull the stator and outer case and then then seals can just be knocked out and replaced.

 

that is my plan. some people suggest putting a hollowed zerk or nipple on the weep and running a tube higher up the machine so it doesnt fill wuth dirt but still functions. and then hopefully the seal lasts longer than a year this time

 

If seals are going out frequently then sounds like the shaft may be bent causing it to eat up w/p seals. Did you pull the outer cover to replace the last one or did you do as some have done and pried out the water pump seal? If so that may be the source of the problem.

 

i had a local non-dealer place do it last year so i dont know. it takes them 5 weeks to get anything done so i was going to do it this time and also save the cash

 

Hope it holds up.. Keep us updated.