Hi there guys and gals.
I don't know if it has been posted before but I am going to have a try on this as it was a little bit tricky to me.
First of all I'd like to thank Martyn AKA Vss Irvine for the water pump which he sent me.
Thanks Martyn you are a really nice guy and you help me alot with this part.
So.....i shall begin:
1'st step
-Stop your engine and let it cool down (for about 30 minutes or so)
-Drain the cooling system using the drain point from the lower left part of the water radiator (use something like a pan or something so that you can save your coolant and reuse it after you've finished the job)
-unplug your battery
-get the correct tools for the job close to you (so that you don't loose time searching for the tool you need)
2'nd step
-put a jack underneath the left side of the engine (under the oil pan) and also put a rubber in between the jack and the engine so you do not dent something (I used in exhaust rubber hanger)
-lift the jack just a little bit untill your engine starts to lift
-take out the left engine mount
-lift the engine slowly until you have cleared enough space to service the specified area
-remove alternator belt
-unscrew the 6 mm bolts from the water pump pulley (not entirely, just unscrew them untill they are free)
-take out the water pump and servo belt
-dismantle the servo pump tensioner bracket
-unscrew the 8mm which is just behind the engine mount (you will clear alot of space)
-then you can unscrew the 7 bolts (8mm)which hold the water pump
-after you took out the pump clean the contact area with some solvent and a scraper for remains of the silicon gasket.
-Clean the area properly because you will have some coolant leftovers.
-put liquid gasket and then you will have around 10 minuts until it hardens
Now you can reverse what you did previously.
Hopefully this was a good advice as I struggled alot until I managed to do this the I described above.
Look how I destroyed the paint until I realised that I should have lift the engine more so that I can free some handling space
I don't know if it has been posted before but I am going to have a try on this as it was a little bit tricky to me.
First of all I'd like to thank Martyn AKA Vss Irvine for the water pump which he sent me.
Thanks Martyn you are a really nice guy and you help me alot with this part.
So.....i shall begin:
1'st step
-Stop your engine and let it cool down (for about 30 minutes or so)
-Drain the cooling system using the drain point from the lower left part of the water radiator (use something like a pan or something so that you can save your coolant and reuse it after you've finished the job)
-unplug your battery
-get the correct tools for the job close to you (so that you don't loose time searching for the tool you need)
2'nd step
-put a jack underneath the left side of the engine (under the oil pan) and also put a rubber in between the jack and the engine so you do not dent something (I used in exhaust rubber hanger)
-lift the jack just a little bit untill your engine starts to lift
-take out the left engine mount
-lift the engine slowly until you have cleared enough space to service the specified area
-remove alternator belt
-unscrew the 6 mm bolts from the water pump pulley (not entirely, just unscrew them untill they are free)
-take out the water pump and servo belt
-dismantle the servo pump tensioner bracket
-unscrew the 8mm which is just behind the engine mount (you will clear alot of space)
-then you can unscrew the 7 bolts (8mm)which hold the water pump
-after you took out the pump clean the contact area with some solvent and a scraper for remains of the silicon gasket.
-Clean the area properly because you will have some coolant leftovers.
-put liquid gasket and then you will have around 10 minuts until it hardens
Now you can reverse what you did previously.
Hopefully this was a good advice as I struggled alot until I managed to do this the I described above.
Look how I destroyed the paint until I realised that I should have lift the engine more so that I can free some handling space
