water pump - 1997 Nissan Quest

1997 NISSAN QUEST
177,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DEBORAHRAY123
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My husband and I are going to try to repair this ourselves. Are there any tricks or weird things that we shoudl be aware of
Dec 23, 2010 at 6:32 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Look's pretty straight forward here are the instruction's.
REMOVAL

1. Drain coolant from radiator and cylinder block.
2. Remove drive belts.




3. Remove crank pulley.




4. Remove timing belt covers.

NOTE: It is not necessary to loosen or remove the timing belt during water pump service.

CAUTION: When removing water pump assembly, be careful not to get coolant on timing belt.




5. Remove water pump.

NOTE: Water pump cannot be disassembled and should be replaced as a unit.

INSTALLATION

1. Use a scraper to remove old liquid gasket from water pump.

o Also remove old liquid gasket from mating surface of cylinder block.




2. Apply a continuous bead of liquid gasket to mating surface of water pump.

o Use Genuine Liquid Gasket or equivalent.

3. Install water pump.
4. Install remaining parts in reverse order of removal.
5. Install drive belts.
6. Refill engine coolant.

o After installation, run engine for a few minutes, and check for leaks.
Dec 23, 2010 at 6:44 PM