The invention discloses a variable-displacement water pump for an engine and a water pump
displacement control method, and relates to the technical field of water pumps, the variable-displacement water pump comprises a pump body, an
impeller disc, an elastic part and a driving part, a pump shaft is rotationally connected to the center of the pump body, an
impeller cover is fixedly connected to one end of the pump shaft, and a plurality of blades are arranged on the face, facing the pump body, of the
impeller cover in the circumferential direction; the impeller disc sleeves the pump shaft, the impeller disc and the impeller cover are coaxially and oppositely arranged, the impeller disc can slide in the axial direction of the pump shaft, the impeller disc is provided with holes allowing the blades to penetrate through, the hole walls of the holes and the
peripheral surfaces of the blades define liquid drainage intervals, the pump shaft is sleeved with the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece abuts against the impeller disc, and the other end of the elastic piece abuts against the impeller disc. The driving part is arranged on the face, away from the impeller cover, of the impeller disc, the driving end of the driving part abuts against the impeller disc, and the acting force of the elastic part is opposite to that of the driving part. The size of the liquid drainage interval is adjusted through cooperation of the driving piece and the elastic piece, and
variable displacement and
oil consumption reduction are achieved.