Pump, Water: Inspection: 5.7L/6.4L
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
- Remove the air cleaner body. Refer to REMOVAL .
- Remove the resonator mounting bracket.
- Remove the cooling fan assembly. Refer to FAN, COOLING, REMOVAL .
- Drain the cooling system. Refer to DRAINING
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- Remove the serpentine belt. Refer to BELT, SERPENTINE, REMOVAL .
- Remove the heater tube retaining bolt (1) and remove the heater tube (3) from the water pump.
- Disconnect the Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor wire harness connector (2).
- Remove the upper radiator hose from the thermostat housing (1) and position aside.
- Remove the pulley bolt and remove the idler pulley (5).
- Remove belt tensioner assembly (4). Refer to TENSIONER, BELT, REMOVAL .
- Remove the lower radiator hose from the water pump and position aside.
- Remove the upper stud bolt (2).
- Remove the water pump mounting bolts (6) and carefully remove the pump (3) from the cover while removing the metal bypass tube.