Is there a DIY for Water Pump replacement?
#4
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I just did it this weekend. It was actually not bad. Just make sure you have a big drip pan because it is messy.
Adjusting the tension on the Alternator/Water Pump pulley was obnoxiously easy!
Also, don't forget to turn your wheel from lock to lock, then pump your brakes x20. I forgot this and completely panicked when i say warning lights. But after I did ^, everything was good.
Remember it can take a few engine cycles for your coolant to go from your reservoir into the cooling system.
Antifreeze will pour out when you pull the pump off even if you drained your coolant. So expect your engine bay to smell until it burns away.
Adjusting the tension on the Alternator/Water Pump pulley was obnoxiously easy!
Also, don't forget to turn your wheel from lock to lock, then pump your brakes x20. I forgot this and completely panicked when i say warning lights. But after I did ^, everything was good.
Remember it can take a few engine cycles for your coolant to go from your reservoir into the cooling system.
Antifreeze will pour out when you pull the pump off even if you drained your coolant. So expect your engine bay to smell until it burns away.
#7
...pondering...
Is a gear puller required to get the water pump pulley off? Or, does it come off easily? I see from the shop manual pic it is attached to the pump by an off center bolt - is this all that is holding it to the pump?
#8
Grasshopper
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Only three bolts hold the pulley onto the water pump.
After those are out it simply comes off.
Trick is loosening the bolts without spinning the pulley.
I apply more tension to the drive belt (using the alternator) until the pulley doesn't spin while trying to loosen the bolts.
After those are out it simply comes off.
Trick is loosening the bolts without spinning the pulley.
I apply more tension to the drive belt (using the alternator) until the pulley doesn't spin while trying to loosen the bolts.
#13
I am getting ready to replace my pump with a Mazdamart unit. Does this come with a gasket? Is sealant required or is it a rubber gasket or O-ring. Maybe sounds like a dumb question, but I have never had a mazda before much less an RX.
#15
Sorry for missing the fact that it had a gasket. I have read a lot on the water pump but could not find if the gasket is rubber or paper or other and if it requires some kind of sealant. If it does require sealant what is the spec?
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#21
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^^sorry guys, very bad advice
DO NOT USE SEALANT. The gasket is designed to eliminate sealant. Doing so only creates a fubar mess the next time the WP needs to be replaced. Never had one leak. Just use a new one every time. If you do have a leak after then you just did something stupid.
DO NOT USE SEALANT. The gasket is designed to eliminate sealant. Doing so only creates a fubar mess the next time the WP needs to be replaced. Never had one leak. Just use a new one every time. If you do have a leak after then you just did something stupid.
#23
Out of NYC
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it does requires more work, and yes I know the metal gasket is designed to eliminate RTV, just like the front cover gasket, like i said it's just an extra insurance.
i seen metal gasket fail before it's really rare, but it does happen. how? I really have no idea, I didn't do that install. but if he had some RTV in place, he doesn't have to tow his car to me.
i seen metal gasket fail before it's really rare, but it does happen. how? I really have no idea, I didn't do that install. but if he had some RTV in place, he doesn't have to tow his car to me.
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