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Terminator2026

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Sep 2, 2012
lewes, Delaware
I was doing my timing belt today and hit a wall becuase my water pump pulley(s) got stuck in the engine bay. Any feed back would be great
 
Not quite sure how it can get stuck.. Unless you're talking about you got the 4 10mm bolts off and you can fit it out between the power steering pulley and the "frame rail" for lack of a better term off the top of my head.. In which case you have to put a floor jack and piece of wood under the oil pan put a little tension on it and remover the driver side engine mount then jack the engine up just slightly to make enough room.

Only way I can think of it getting stuck..
 
Just took my timing belt and water pump off 2 hrs ago your motor mount should already be off. I had the same problem with the pulley end hitting the lines running in front of it. Ended up jacking up the motor higher and removing it through the front with the weep hole first then the other end. You could lower the engine but i didn't wanna put to much stress on the other mounts.Would be better to definitely post a pic though.

oops he said the actual pulleys :) anyway just jacking or lowering the engine should get it out
 
Motor Mounts off, i didn't want to damage anything by moving the engine. its stuck on "frame Rail?" or the metal sheet connected to the strut tower. Ill try moving the engine around thanks.
 
You wont damage anything if you use you head about it.. If you move it a reasonable amount enough to clear the pulley itll be fine. But if you jack it up to where you're putting a ton of pressure on it almost to the point of lifting the car off the stands, you may have a problem.
 
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