Trying to get the water pump out of a 1995 buick riviera with aV6 3.8 supercharge motor and I am having the most difficult time. Doesthe whole engine have to come out got this one little part?

1.Jack up the vehicle
2.Place a rag under the supercharger bolt hold you will remove
3. Remove supercharger bolt, some oil may come out but not much.
4.**** out the old oil
5. Lower the car back down
6.Fill the supercharger oil
7.First time driving after change

Superchargers work with most engines but the engine has to be build to handle it or you will blow your engine. You can get a kit online to build the engine to handle it & install the super charger but costs are starting around $2000 and up.

The fault is most likely a leaking keadgasket or a cracked head.

Hello lysiphlebus2,

((My thoughts: cold START valve IAC at very bottom))

Plenty of places will do FREE diagnostic code reads.

I would rather suggest it be a muffler shop than
AUTOZONE... but either is better than guessing.

AUTOZONE will likely make you buy OXYGEN
sensors... (but that makes about as much sense as
buying a new THERMOMETER every-time you
have a FEVER.

What you are describing sounds (from an old
mechanic's perspective) like a collapsing
catalytic convertor or rotted muffler baffle
(a slightly better blockage will halt operation
completely)...

((again speculation... get your codes read))...

Do not buy OXYGEN SENSORS....

Know your prices before waltzing into any
exhaust shop.

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Hope this helps

Carnac the Magnificent

unplug the cam sensor behind the water pump pulley; see if it starts; if it does, shut off engine; replace both cam and crank sensors because crank sensors go out in these engines

You should also swap the transmission if the motor is going to be more powerful. Also a new computer will be needed for the swap. If you are looking for an easy swap then just find the same motor.

No you don`t have to remove the supercharger drive shaft assembly.The only thing you might have to support the engine and remove the motor mount on the right side.So you have the clearance to remove the pump.Hope this helps.Good luck.

there is an a ideler pully that is at the very bottom on the engine u have to move that and put the belt on there i think if u put it on the super charger first then the powersterring pump

you will most probably need a beefed up tranny to take the power of the engine, I have just installed a 350 supercharged chevy motor in my sons car with a Turbo 350 transmission and a shift kit which I have been told by an auto trans mechanic may not take the power of that engine.
It is costing him $1500 australian to have it reconditioned so I hope it will survive the rides

you can not put a regular 3800 intake in place of the 3800 super charged engine,the compression ratio is lower than the regular 3800 engine.......!