Water Pump Replacement
- Drain the engine coolant (see
COOLANT REPLACEMENT ).
- Remove the drive belt (see
DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT
).
- Remove the water pump pulley and idler pulley.
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- Remove the five bolts securing the water pump, then remove the water pump (A).
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- Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and mating surface with the engine block.
- Install the water pump with new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
- Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
- Install the water pump pulley and idler pulley.
- Install the drive belt and adjust it (see
DRIVE BELT INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
).
- Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed air from the cooling system with the heater valve open (see
COOLANT REPLACEMENT ).