Water Pump: Service and Repair

Water Pump - Gasoline Engines

Removal
1. Drain the cooling system.
2. Remove the engine cooling fan and clutch.
3. Remove the drive belt.





4. Remove the coolant pump pulley.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Remove the coolant pump pulley.





5. Remove the bolts.





6. Remove the (A) coolant pump from the (B) cylinder block.
^ Clean and inspect the mating surfaces.

Installation





1. CAUTION: Vehicle cooling systems are filled with Motorcraft Premium Gold Engine Coolant VC-7-A meeting Ford specification WSS-M97B51-A1 (yellow color). Do not mix coolant types.

Install the coolant pump.
1 Lubricate the new O-ring seal using engine coolant and install the O-ring seal onto the coolant pump.
2 Position the coolant pump into the engine block.
3 Install the bolts.





2. Position the pulley onto the coolant pump and install the bolts.
3. Install the accessory drive belt.
4. Install the fan and fan clutch.
5. Refill the cooling system.