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Water Pump: Service and Repair

NOTE: When refilling cooling system, remember to bleed the cooling system. Refer to Cooling System / Service and Repair / Cooling system Bleed.
1. Drain cooling system, then remove alternator belt.
2. Loosen clamps and remove upper coolant hose at pump, along with bracket.

Fig. 48 Water Pump Assembly:




3. Loosen attaching bolts and remove water pump pulley, Fig. 48.
4. Remove Timing Belt Cover and Timing Belt. Refer to Engine Mechanical / Timing Components / Timing Belt / Service and Repair.


4. Loosen attaching bolts and remove water pump, along with O-ring.
5. Reverse procedure to install, replacing O-ring with a new one.