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At 30k miles and lifetime fluid from P and just replaced the amount that came out with the super duper P factory fill and called it a day.
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You also need a new serpentine belt....and I would do the thermostat (unless it was recently replaced) while you are there
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simply draining enough to change the water pump but I think the conventional wisdom would be to completely flush the coolant system while you are working on the pump.
simply draining enough to change the water pump but I think the conventional wisdom would be to completely flush the coolant system while you are working on the pump.
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I got the water pump pulley failure. I've heard this failure is pretty rare case.
Check the following URL to see the failure.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4p1464ttwc..._1486.mov?dl=0
I need to replace the water pump. Does anyone know how much coolant will be draining by this job?
I'd like to drain the coolant as much as possible to refill it.
Thanks.
I would suggest always start with a search of the forum. These basic things have been discussed many times. Best procedure to drain (in my opinion) is the post on "Simple 3 step coolant flush" or something close to that name which is actually on the "new posts" link about halfway down the page. This is a flush procedure vs. simply draining enough to change the water pump but I think the conventional wisdom would be to completely flush the coolant system while you are working on the pump.
You also need a new serpentine belt....and I would do the thermostat (unless it was recently replaced) while you are there
Here it is:
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...pump-tips.html
5-10 on the DIY scale.
Lots of threads as posted on the messy job.
I didnt drain the front radiators. At 30k miles and lifetime fluid from P and just replaced the amount that came out with the super duper P factory fill and called it a day. Did mine as part of my obsessive preventive maintenance mania.
You are right. Just looked at the video too.
He should spin the rollers to see if the bearings are good too. Looking a the roller surfaces, this car sat for a while.
