Quickest Water pump replacement

[djeffrey]

Hello, I am in Baja, water pump bearing just went out and let loose all my coolent. These are all fresh parts 10k miles,so I am not worried about doing a t-belt, I want to fix it and get it home. Can I do this without disturbing the t-belt? Any tips? I have a water pump and am currently working on it in a parking lot.

 

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[Slartibartfast]

That sucks! Unfortunately the way the pump is built, it sort of has part of the side walls of the timing cover built into it, so, no, it's not coming out without the belt coming out.

[Cuong Nguyen]

It's like any other timing belt job so you will need to take the belt off to remove the pump.

 

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[RedPath88]

Replace the timing belt when you do it, coolant can damage the belt and cause early failure. Don't want to destroy lifters/pistons as a result of a water pump failure, especially when replacement belts can be had for as low as $16.

[djeffrey]

Thanks for the input! My brother and I tore it down, realized it was behind the t-belt and stopped there. I don't want to start doing that in a parking lot in Baja. So we towed it back across the border and took a different vehicle down. Sad to leave the Pathfinder behind but a bad day in Baja is better than a good day at home!

 

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