Volvo D2 55 fresh water pump

[Gryphon2]

Our fresh water pump has developed a leak. It looks on the web as if you cannot replace the seal.Is this right? I cannot believe I have to buy a new £500pump!
Thanks in advance.

 

[Quandary]

The seals on the D1 30 are easy to take off and replace, suspect the D2 55 might be similar? first time I did it I did not have a spare seal but just a bit of cleaning of the rubber flange cured the leak, fragment of grit under the lip; it is a while ago but I recall having to note the dismantling sequence carefully.
One of the spares places, not Keypart, the other one? begins with an M? has good exploded diagrams of the D2 on their website, try googling Volvo Penta spares.

Here you are, go to Marine Parts Europe, select D2 55, select water pump, exploded diagram with part numbers.

 

[Stork_III]

The seals on the D1 30 are easy to take off and replace, suspect the D2 55 might be similar? first time I did it I did not have a spare seal but just a bit of cleaning of the rubber flange cured the leak, fragment of grit under the lip; it is a while ago but I recall having to note the dismantling sequence carefully.
One of the spares places, not Keypart, the other one? begins with an M? has good exploded diagrams of the D2 on their website, try googling Volvo Penta spares.

Here you are, go to Marine Parts Europe, select D2 55, select water pump, exploded diagram with part numbers.

http://www.volvopentashop.com/Volspec/en-GB/Details/PentaPartsCatalog/7744440_044?path=MarineDieselEngines%2F7744440%2F7744440_26%2F7744440_044 Pump seems to be one unit, same on Marine parts site.

 

[Tranona]

The seals on the D1 30 are easy to take off and replace, suspect the D2 55 might be similar? first time I did it I did not have a spare seal but just a bit of cleaning of the rubber flange cured the leak, fragment of grit under the lip; it is a while ago but I recall having to note the dismantling sequence carefully.
One of the spares places, not Keypart, the other one? begins with an M? has good exploded diagrams of the D2 on their website, try googling Volvo Penta spares.

Here you are, go to Marine Parts Europe, select D2 55, select water pump, exploded diagram with part numbers.

Think that is the seawater pump you are describing, not the engine freshwater pump which does seem to be a non serviceable item. Very rare to fail though, unlike the seawater one.

 

[Quandary]

My apology, I have since taken the trouble to actually look at the diagrams I was recommending and the pump I replaced the seals on must have been the raw water one, though I somehow managed to forget removing and replacing the impeller or even how I knew it was leaking.
Be warned, senility is a dangerous condition and you only need to survive to experience it.

 

[Tranona]

Be warned, senility is a dangerous condition and you only need to survive to experience it.

You don't worry about when you realise it is not just you! The time to worry is when you don't realise it.