Water Pump: Service and Repair

Coolant Pump





Material

Removal
1. Remove the fan and fan clutch.
2. Remove the accessory drive belt.





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





4. Remove the bolts.





5. Remove the coolant pump from the cylinder block.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Always fill the cooling system with the same coolant that is present in the system. Do not mix coolant types.

Install a new O-ring on the coolant pump. Coat the new O-ring with engine coolant.





2. CAUTION: Do not rotate the coolant pump housing once the coolant pump has been positioned in the cylinder block. Damage to the O-ring seal will occur.

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.





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