ah run by the serp belt, not timing. Nice

 

So swapping out the water pump went pretty much without a hitch. No seized bolts, and lowering the engine definitely helped in expediting the whole process.

Did end up having some issues with putting the water pump inlet tube back on, as it seems the o-ring on the end had expanded a bit, to the point where it would not fit back properly. Ended up just getting a hole new inlet tube along with the o-ring. Probably for the best as much of the paint had peeled off, and sooner or later the rust would have lead to replacement anyhow.

Thanks for the pointers 2therock!

 

Glad to hear it. A July 4th on the ground deal eh? What condition was the old pump in?

 

Congrats on getting it done, glad to hear it went well.

yes, please share with the rest of the class, anything noticeably wrong w/ the old unit?

 

The bearing was definitely toast, as there was tons of rattling noise when I shook the removed pump. Lots of noise when turning the shaft as well, and definitely some wobbling going on.

Lucky it held up until I could diagnose the issue.

Other than that it was in pretty good shape. The plastic impeller was pristine. It lasted for over 10 years, so I can't really complain.

Edit: I'll post a pic of the pump tomorrow, but nothing really noticeably wrong with it on the exterior.

 

did you fix it my van was doing kind of the same noise first thing i replace was the water pump but noise was still there I leave it like that for a while then I heard it was the power steering pump so i replace the power steering pump pulley and belt and that solve my problem .