How do i change Eagle vision water pump?

Answer 1

for the 3.5L you must do the following:

remove the battery

take off the support bar thing for the hood

drain your radiator (drain valve located on the passenger side bottom of the radiator)

remove the upper rad hose

you can remove your electric fans if you think you'll need more room, easy, 4 bolts and 1 electrical plug to unhook

loosen and remove your serpentine and A/C belts

remove serpentine belt tensioner pulley

remove the 3 peice timing belt cover, the bottom 3 bolts can be accessed through the spokes of the lower crank pulley

rotate the timing belt using the crank pulley until the marks on the camshaft gears line up with the 2 dots above the gears. the same goes for the crank pulley, there should be 2 marks stamped into the metal that line up

you'll have to go underneath the car to unbolt 2 bolts holding the timing belt tensioner. which you will have to use a vice grip to re-tension and then slip a small nail or Alan key through the little hole to hold it

now that your timing belt is loose you'll want to check it because it might need replacing and this is the best time to (it can be slipped under the crank pulley

the water pump is located in the center of the timing belt relay, held on by 3 bolts, unscrew these and remove the pump, clean out the chamber and where the gasket will go, put the new pump in, make sure the gasket goes in nicely, tighten bolts,

put the timing belt back on, be very careful to keep everything in line, you might need help with this, when you have everything hand tight, have the tensioner put back on underneath and when you've double double checked it will be in time, "release the grenade" and it will tension,

put the covers back on (making sure to replace the gasket or re applying gasket maker)you can bend the bottom of the main cover a bit so it slips in easier, don't worry it will bend back once you tighten the screws

put the belts back on, check for cracked belts (good time to replace :p )

put the fans back in

put the upper rad hose back on, re-fill the radiator (new fluid if old stuff was crap)

replace the hood bar, put the battery back in, start your engine, hopefully your engine is in time or you'll have to repeat everything