This week sucks. I got my new waterpump in on monday and started thrashing monday night. Yesterday I completed my work and all seemed fine. No leaks and the car started right up. Then the battery crapped out on me. Now today the water pump is leaking again. I might be an idiot, but I used gasket maker on the water pump instead of the gasket it came with. Should I have skipped th ggasket maker or used both?

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Why wouldn't you use that gasket that came with it? I would imagine its there for a reason.

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1989 300E 144K

oh man... you need the o-ring...

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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What O-ring?

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

on my 124's the water pump has an o-ring rather than a gasket

if you have a gasket rather than an o-ring... take the water pump off and use it..

really don't mean to lecture....

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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Yes I have the gasket. I am an idiot for not using it in the first place. My buddy was helping me and insisted on it as the car already had that instead of a gasket.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

well, if listed some of my mistakes, we could be here for a couple of hours... it always seems like we make mistakes on the obvious things we should have taken care of..

good luck

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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So experts,
should I use just the gasket, or use the gasket and gasket maker to seal the deal? This job is too time consuming a laborus to do three times.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Need to know what vehicle you put the water pump in...

I always use the gasket and a thin application of sealer on BOTH sides of the gasket and always make sure that BOTH surfaces are clean. I HATE doing a job twice. But I have on many occaisions which all lead to experience NOT to do THAT again.

I hope you didn't reuse the old gasket? that is a no-no too.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

There was no gasket left to re-use.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual