tonglebeak
New CEG'er
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2009
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- 9
...I'm just going to say that I absolutely hate newer cars. The engine bay reminds me of a sardine can...everything is jammed and packed into it.
That leads me to this: I was going to take a stab at replacing the water pump on my GF's 2.0. I had read the water pump replacement FAQ on this site and it appeared to be simple. I guess it's only for the V6 though...
Anyways, there's absolutely 0 room to get to the WP. I couldn't even remove the belt! What I thought was the belt tensioner, refused to move, but then again since all I could do was get fingers on it, it probably wouldn't have.
So, my question is: does anyone have an article or something on replacing the water pump on a 2.0l? I am baffled as to how to do it without yanking the whole motor out. Which I wouldn't be able to do anyways...
I'm not even sure if the water pump is bad anymore, but who knows. As long as the damn thing doesn't overheat then I might just hold off (original problem was sometimes car wouldn't retain heat while in motion. tstat was already replaced a couple weeks prior. Now it seems to work ok, but it won't hold a ton of heat (coolant loves to stay near C).
That leads me to this: I was going to take a stab at replacing the water pump on my GF's 2.0. I had read the water pump replacement FAQ on this site and it appeared to be simple. I guess it's only for the V6 though...
Anyways, there's absolutely 0 room to get to the WP. I couldn't even remove the belt! What I thought was the belt tensioner, refused to move, but then again since all I could do was get fingers on it, it probably wouldn't have.
So, my question is: does anyone have an article or something on replacing the water pump on a 2.0l? I am baffled as to how to do it without yanking the whole motor out. Which I wouldn't be able to do anyways...
I'm not even sure if the water pump is bad anymore, but who knows. As long as the damn thing doesn't overheat then I might just hold off (original problem was sometimes car wouldn't retain heat while in motion. tstat was already replaced a couple weeks prior. Now it seems to work ok, but it won't hold a ton of heat (coolant loves to stay near C).