- Remove a gear drive belt of the gas-distributing mechanism;
- disconnect the wire from the terminal «–» battery when taking precautions;
- Establish a forward part of the car on support;
- Drain the coolant from the cooling system;
- lock the fluid pump pulley from turning and loosen the screws;
- release the belt tension roller by turning the middle screw;
- remove a belt, rotating a tension roller to the right;
- unscrew the pump pulley;
- disconnect the hose from the liquid pump (cut the clamp and replace with a new one when installing);
- Remove the toothed drive belt;
- Remove a running roller of a gear drive belt;
Pic. 124. The location of the attachment points of the liquid pump on a 16-valve engine
- turn off the liquid pump (pic. 124) and lift it up.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:
- always use new seals;
- tighten the screws of the liquid pump and its belt pulley with a torque of 20 Nm, and the pulley with a torque of 12 Nm;
- fill the cooling system.
To replace the water pump on a V6 engine:
- Disconnect and remove the storage battery;
- Drain the coolant from the cooling system;
- Remove the fluid pump drive belt;
Pic. 125. An arrangement of a branch pipe of the liquid pump on the V6 engine
- Disconnect and remove a hose of the liquid pump in the place shown on fig. 125. The spring clamp must be cut and replaced with a new one and at installation;
- release the wire harness fastened with a spring clip and move the cable aside;
- Turn away screws of fastening of the liquid pump;
- remove the pump.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following:
- always use new seals;
Pic. 126. Water pump mounting screws on the V6 engine
- tighten the screws (pic. 126) torque 18 Nm;
- fill the cooling system.
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