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It will not be cheap at all


You are right on that Hitman, but you must be thinking of a sherman tank when replacing a waterpump. On a V6 (this is a V6 right?) all they (you Junglo) have to do is remove the front plastic engine cover, the battery and there you go. With a socket set, and a spackle tool you can change it yourself in about 1 hour.

Just get a new metal impeller waterpump, a new gasket and a little coolant and maybe a thermostat, and a little coolant to fill back up and you'll do great!

Afterwards, for peace of mind, have the coolant system power flushed to remove any bits of broken impeller (if there are any).

When my pump went bad, no fireworks, parts flying off or anything like that. Simply went into the red and no heat. I changed it myself on a colder then hell day and haven't had 1 problem since then.

"Fear is the little death." Muadib.