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Application of Ishikawa Diagram for Failure Analysis of a Car Water Pump


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The paper presents an identification of potential causes and effects of failures of a coolant pump for internal combustion engines. Ishikawa’s quality improvement tools have been used to analyze the defects. The main causes of pump failures and cause-effect relationships have been identified. The main causes were identified and classified in order to select those which have the greatest influence on pump damage during operation.