This is one of the most frusterating things to do because of the very limited space inside the engine, but you will have to remove the radiator the fan blade, all the hoses, the balancer, move the alternator, remove the timing belt cover and all the serpentine belts, remove the timing belt "MARK THE BELT WHERE IT ORIGINALY WAS OR YOU WILL MESS THE TIMING UP AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE!!!", Remove water pump the reinstall new one, the assemble everything back together!! GOOD LUCK ITS A PAIN IN THE @$$!!!!
If your gonna put a new water pump in, you'll hafta take the timing belt off, go ahead and buy a new timing belt(this is very important, should be changed every 60,000 miles anyways, if it breaks it will bend every valve in the motor)....i recommend a dayco belt because it has timing marks made on to the belt...basically it is idiot proof.... there is a mark on each of the 3 gears......looking from the front of the engine the mark on the cam gear on the left will be at approx. the 9:00 position.......the mark on the cam gear to the right will be at approx. the 2:00 position, and the mark on the crank gear will be approx. 5:00 position.... there are 4 white lines on a dayco timing belt.... the line with the arrows goes between the cam gears.. arrows pointing to the front of the vehicle...when tight the belt should flex about 3/8 of an inch when you push down on it between the cam gears........ good luck
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