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Bad water pump.. have a question!!

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skatershawn

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Feb 27, 2009
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Ok so i believe my water pump has ate the dirt... well a last week i had a better screaming at me for a few days, i was trying to figure out why! well it ended up snapping on me and i replaced it and noticed my coolant was SUPER low, so i filled it up and did the belt!!
As im trying to find my boost leaks i look at my coolant level and its low again, and the four days i did a boost leak test i checked the coolant each time aswell and everytime its been super low!!
a few days ago it started screaming at me again and i listened closer and it sounds more of a rusty bearing than a rubber belt squilling! That can explain why my coolant is disappairing!

WELL for the Question:
Would it be possible for me to take the water pump off with out taking the motor out??

Its a DAMN Tight fit, the motor mount is right there and its sketchy, but i was thinking if i took the Power Steering pump off and unbolted the water pump and slide if over it might work!!
ANYONE agree???

PLEASE i need some advice ASAP i need to take a four hour trip tomorrow night and was going to get the water pump today after work!!
 
The motor does not have to come out to change the water pump but you will have to take off the timing components because one of it's bolts is behind the tensioner pulley's arm it's bolted to.
 
I believe it is possible to do it without taking out the motor. I know people replace the timing belts by unbolting that motor mount and jacking the engine up a bit. So I would assume you can get to the water pump by doing that.
 
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