Water Pump: Service and Repair

WATER PUMP

COMPONENTS:

REMOVAL
1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL

CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.

2. DRAIN ENGINE COOLANT
3. REMOVE FRONT FENDER APRON SEAL RH
4. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER RH
5. REMOVE FAN AND GENERATOR V BELT
6. REMOVE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY





7. REMOVE WATER PUMP PULLEY
a) Using SST, remove the 4 bolts and water pump pulley.
SST 09960-10010 (09962-01000, 09963-00700)





8. REMOVE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY
a) Remove the clamp of the crankshaft position sensor from the water pump.
b) Disconnect the wire of the crankshaft position sensor from the clamp bracket.





c) Remove the 4 bolts, 2 nuts and clamp bracket.





d) Using a screwdriver, pry between the water pump and cylinder block, and then remove the water pump.

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the contact surface of the water pump and cylinder block.

INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY
a) Remove any old seal packing material from the contact surface.





b) Apply a continuous line of seal packing as shown in the illustration.
Seal packing: Part No. 08826-00080 or equivalent
Standard seal diameter: 2.2 to 2.5 mm (0.09 to 0.10 inch)

NOTICE:
^ Remove any oil from the contact surface.
^ The parts must be set within 3 minutes after applying seal packing. Otherwise, the material must be removed and reapplied.

c) Install the water pump and clamp bracket with the 4 bolts and 2 nuts.
Torque: 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.)
d) Install the wire of the crankshaft position sensor onto the clamp bracket.
e) Install the clamp of the crankshaft position sensor onto the water pump.





2. INSTALL WATER PUMP PULLEY
a) Using SST, install the water pump pulley with the 4 bolts.
SST 09960-10010 (09962-01000, 09963-00700)
Torque: 26 Nm (265 kgf-cm, 19 ft. lbs.)
3. INSTALL GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
4. INSTALL FAN AND GENERATOR V BELT
5. ADD ENGINE COOLANT
6. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
7. CHECK FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE
8. INSTALL ENGINE UNDER COVER RH
9. INSTALL FRONT FENDER APRON SEAL RH
10. PERFORM INITIALIZATION
a) Perform initialization.

NOTICE: Certain systems need to be initialized after disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.