Originally Posted by WANT '71 280SEL

It's coming out the weep hole. "I hate to say I told ya' so..." ha ha ha. I'm literally in the middle of doing mine. It's a pretty straight forward job, just time consuming. On the bright side, it opens up the whole front of the engine so you can spend 4 hours detailing it! I wouldn't say it's any more prone to leaking than any other water pump. Here in the States I paid $80 for a new one w/ a lifetime warranty. The rebuilt one was $70. I know you're in Oman so I'm not sure how it would work out for you.

Best Regards,

David