Tips on changing the water pump?

[Eric Waterman]

I swapped the water pump in my B13 with the engine in the car and I have
AC.  Omer is right, loosen the pulley bolts with the belt on.  I think I
didn't and had to use a large pair of channel lock pliers to hold it.  Gear
wrenches are your friend as well.  I left the wheels on the ground and used
a floor jack under the oil pan to lift the front of the engine to get
access.  I also have a VE oil filter housing, so that may have given me more
room.  I think it took a few hours for me to swap it by myself.

Eric Waterman

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Darren Calbero <DarrenC at ampartners.com>wrote:

> I did change my SE-R's water pump without removing the engine, granted
> I'm not sure if this was before I installed the A/C into the car.  I do
> remember having to remove the entire front mount (passenger side) and
> unbolting the dogbone.  I *may* have also unbolted the mount under the
> firewall.  I used two jacks to gain access, one for the car and one for
> the engine.  Definitely had to put the engine in an odd angle.  I fear
> that this was done without the A/C though.
>
> DC
>
> On 4/21/2009 2:27 PM, Steve Obert wrote:
>
> >
> >  Need to change the water pump after 160k miles.  Any tips on how to
> get to
> >  it?
> >
>
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