The alternator is belt driven and so is the water pump but that is where the correlation ends. There is no way a bad alternator could cause a water pump to go bad unless the alternator pulley was warped. Then there is a small chance.
a bad water pump could cause low heat. The heater uses the coolant from the pump to generate heat.
The thermostat could be stuck, or the water pump may be bad. Removing the thermostat you can reconnect the system to see if water flows, if not then check your water pump.
The use of regular water creates sediments and bad function of the water pump bearing.
no if the pump is leaking it is bad and nedds replacing
It could.It could.
Typically no but if you ran an engine long enough with a bad water pump catastrophic damage could occur to the engine to prevent it from running again.
A bad water pump can cause your car to stall if the bearing has failed or it is causing overheating. A seized bearing will put excessive strain on the engine and stall it out.
If the thermostat, and water pump are good,A bad head gasket will cause overheating
A bad bearing in the water pump could be one possibility.
A bad thermostat, or in rare cases, a bad water pump.
No, if you have oil in your oil pan, you have other problems. It has nothing to do with your water pump going out or being bad.