Water Pump: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Drain engine cooling system.
3. Loosen four water pump pulley retaining bolts while drive belts are still tight.
4. Remove drive belt.
5. Remove the drive belt tensioner.
6. Disconnect and remove heater water hose from water pump. Remove engine control sensor wiring from locating stud bolt.
7. Remove 11 water pump to engine retaining bolts.
8. Lift water pump and water pump pulley up and out of vehicle.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Use care when scraping as aluminum gouges easily which may form leak paths.

NOTE: Lightly oil all bolt and stud bolt threads with Motorcraft Super Premium 5W30 Motor Oil XO-5W30-QSP or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C153-G before installation except those specifying special sealant.

Clean gasket surfaces on water pump and engine front cover.
2. Position a new water pump housing gasket on water pump sealing surface using Gasket and Trim Adhesive F3AZ-1913508-AA or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M2G52-A to hold the water pump housing gasket in place.

3. NOTE: Apply Pipe Sealant with Teflon D8AZ-19554-A or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSK-M2G350-A2 to bolt No. 3 (as illustrated) prior to installation.

With water pump pulley loosely positioned on water pump hub, align water pump to engine front cover and install retaining bolts.
4. Tighten retaining bolts as follows:
^ No. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 to 20-30 Nm (15-22 ft. lbs.).
^ No. 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 to 8-12 Nm (71-106 inch lbs.). Install engine control sensor wiring to locating stud bolt (FFV only).
5. Hand-tighten water pump pulley retaining bolts.
6. Install drive belt tensioner.
7. Install the drive belt.
8. Tighten water pump pulley retaining bolts to 20-30 Nm (15-22 ft. lbs.).
9. Install heater water hose. Clamp securely.
10. Fill and bleed engine cooling system.
11. Connect battery ground cable.
12. Start engine and check for coolant and oil leaks.