Water Pump: Removal
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- Drain cooling system. (Refer to COOLING/ENGINE - STANDARD PROCEDURE - DRAINING COOLING SYSTEM) .
- Disconnect throttle body air inlet hose, remove air cleaner housing assembly. Refer to AIR CLEANER HOUSING .
- Remove accessory drive belt. (Refer to COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL) .
- Remove water pump attaching bolts in the reverse order of the torque sequence. See Figure.
- Remove water pump. See Fig 1.
- Remove and discard the water pump gasket.
| 1 - THERMOSTAT HOUSING |
| 2 - WATER PUMP |