Water Pump Replacement
- Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT CHECK
).
- Remove the timing belt (see
TIMING BELT REMOVAL
).
- Remove the timing belt adjuster (see
TIMING BELT DRIVE PULLEY REPLACEMENT
).
- Remove the water pump (A) by removing the five bolts.
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- Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and the mating surface of the engine block.
- Install the water pump with a new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
- Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
- Install the timing belt adjuster (see
TIMING BELT DRIVE PULLEY REPLACEMENT
).
- Install the timing belt (see
TIMING BELT INSTALLATION
).
- Refill the radiator with engine coolant, then bleed the air from the cooling system (see step 8
).