Replacing the water pump on a Mazda MPV is fairly simple. However, you might be puzzled as to how you get the belt off. Believe it or not, there is NO tensio…
Replacing the water pump on a Mazda MPV is fairly simple. However, you might be puzzled as to how you get the belt off. Believe it or not, there is NO tensio…
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Excellent!
Thanks for the video. Like your title it was a real fast fix on my 03 mazda
mpv. Keep up the great work.
How can i get a diagram of the Mazda MPV 2004 es ? I found a used ine but
looks like a bit of water damage. Im not sure where the transmission isn
thismcar. Im thinking its ilocated towards the from , and itlooks as though
the casing has rut and rot on it and may be able to poke my finger through
itifi oressed hard . I did take it for amtest drive at about 40 mph and it
ran fine .
Thanks for posting that technique of bumping the starter to mount the belt.
Wish it was that easy on a Honda.
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I think I’ll stay with regular neoprene belts.
Well I learned two useful things on that video. 1) The gasket spray – very
useful. 2) The method of putting the belt on – ingenious! Thanks for making
the video.
if the belts designed to roll on, why cant you just roll it off? seems
stupid to cut a perfectly good belt….
@Bushougoma If the person looking at the belt is informed enough to know
the difference between a standard and an EPDM belt then most likely the
person will be conscientious about other things, too. I’m more concerned
about how long it will take for people to catch on to this relatively new
belt design, and how many EPDM and standard belts will be installed
incorrectly in the mean time.
@chopywatersofmantuki He said the procedure is to cut the old belt off. The
old belt was slipping and moving around its probably worn. How do you know
the belt was good? Were you there? What do you define as a perfectly good
belt? It makes more sense to spend a few bucks and replace the belt when
you replace the water pump and be done with it.
Great video
@chopywatersofmantuki Since is so tight it will be hard to pull it out. U
can always stuck a very tiny piece of plastic int the pulley grove so when
it turns the belt will be higher than the groove and start pulling from
there with the cranking system, still needs to be a very tiny piece in
order to not stretch the belt
Thank you for exellent tip with the belt!!
is this the same procedure for the tribute? thanks
Excellent video, one of the best car repair videos I’ve seen!
Have you ever thought of using a laser pointer in you presentations?
Well done guys, I guess if you really didn’t want to cut the belt, it could
be taken off by the same cranking procedure as installing it, if you’re
short on cash maybe.
Awesome, better detailed than this you cannot get!!
The customer was lucky it was not a timing belt driven pump. Otherwise, the
labor cost would soar.
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WOW.. You did a great video! I’ve done many and also watched many.. I’m
sure you get a lot of requests.. I stumbled upon your video searching for
the 2002 626 Belts W/P+ALT. This was the first time I have ever seen a car
that requires the belt to be cut.. and re-install requires cranking the
engine.. Watch those fingers !!! – Thank you.
pretty wild way to get a belt on, haven’t seen that one before. Nice vid
Is the impeller plastic ? sdeery
These EPDM belts save the manufacturer a tensioner pulley but they wear out
without cracking, and I wonder how the tension holds up over its lifetime.
Ford/Mazda have been one of their biggest supporters. The new Ford Fiesta
uses this desgn too.
@sdeery definitely, some OE designs are this way, as well as aftermarket.
Mostly to save on price
Great video. Especially the part about putting the new belt back on. I
myself since I have large hands would have removed the battery in order to
give myself that much more room to work with, even if it’s just an inch or
two.
as you take the bolts out, put them in your new water pump so you keep
track of the size and position. when you get the old pump out, transfer the
bolts from the new one to the old one.
Nice!!
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