another newbie with coolant issues!

[bert977]

lords, ladies and gentlemen of bongo land,
i am yet another newbie whose bongo has decided to pour its coolant all over my drive! i think it is from the water pump as the front of the block is wet and it seems to be coming from the 6 o'clock position on the water pump. the bongo is under warranty from the "garage" i bought it from so it will be going back to get sorted.
what i was after is some advice on what to check during/afterwards. obviously, the ability to hold water is the first but after going through the posts already put up, this may cause deeper issues so anything i can get them to check at the same time, would be time saved.
many thanks in advance!

[haydn callow]

Don,t drive it even a meter until you have had it fixed and properly bled by a bongo friendly garage.
Ignor this warning at your own peril.

[Northern Bongolow]

the water pump seems to be one of those failures which is isolated, they just fail through age, while the system is down though i would flush the system, fit a new gen mazda thermostat, and refill with new anti freeze, maybe do a thorough visual check of the hoses and replace any suspect ones.

[bert977]

many thanks for the advice. its gone to the garage and i will update with their findings.