How to replace a water pump on any 3800 V6 engine. Vehicle for demonstration is a 1989 Buick Lesabre Works for any Buick, GM, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac with the…
How To: Water Pump Replacement GM 3800 V6 ( Change / Install for Chevy, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile)
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Did your water pump make a slight whine before it started going bad and leaking or was there no leakage. i have a 88 3800 engine in a buick lesabre t-type 89, im starting to hear noise right from the pump, figure it might need changing. thanks for input.
Huge help Thanks!!
I am a first timer and a new do it yourselfer and it only took me about an hour. Mine is a 2003 so no motor mount issues. Your instructions were great and made it very easy. You covered everything needed to be done.Thank you.
so i do not need a tourqe wrench?
Thanks great tutorial you are the kind of mechanic i need
Excellent tutorial – I hope it’s as easy as you make it look!
Thanks. You suck.
If I missed it, I apologize, but people should know that the 4 long(approx 3 1/8″ long) bolts go into the water jacket and you should use a thread sealer/RTV or they will leak.
I have done many and damn GM puts mounts in the way and somestimes not. The 1993 Olds 88 I did today had the motor mount in the way. Not a big deal if you have done them before.
Good video BTW. I actually use 3m 77 spray adhesive to hold the gaskets in place and then a thin coat of Black RTV on the other side just in case.
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Thank you so much you just saved me several hundred dollars getting it done by the shop
Man, you are a life saver! Thanks so much for putting this up.
while you are there change front main oil seal. haven’t figured out how to remove crank pulley yet. may be special puller or three push bolts.
Yes. Jack up right side of car. support frame . remove wheel. pull the two “nails” out of grommets in the fenderwell shield. remove shield. look at bottom engine mount bolt. remove nut. loosen stud. use belt to catch spacer then remove stud. change belt use new belt to hold spacer in position, insert stud thru bracket and spacer. tighten then put on nut .and tighten.reroute belt.
to get last water pump bolt. 3 holes in pulley of power steering pump access 2 mounting bolt
What about for a 200 Ford Five Hundred?
Is this the same for the 3300 for a 1993 Buick century
Thanks! This will make it go a lot faster after watching your video,
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no, the glue is to keep the gasket in place while you but the new water pump on. you might know that heat separates or melt glue. so wait til you can pick it up with out it falling off.
Next friday, i need to replace my water pump. I drive a 1977 buick centry special. she may be old, But she has alot of life left.
should we alow time for the gasket to dry
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WOW nice video. I have 2001 Grand prix I think its the same motor. This made everything much clearer! THANKS!
yes u have to jack up the motor to remove the mount be careful make sure u use a block of wood so u dont damage the oil pan. also a good idea is to loosen the mount from the frame first then the engine then jack it up to take pressure of the mount then remove.Now can get access to all the water pump bolts then remove bad pump replace and do every thing in reverse an u should be back on the road in no time. Well hope this helps and u get the car fixed good luck and take it easy peace.
(I’ve done the 3.8L water pump a couple times)
OMG so much work, reminds me why GM sucks. Did my Ford water pump yesterday in under an hour.
great vid thanks for uploading. i have a ’94 regal customand this looks pretty straight forward. should i replace my thermostat also?
may i know Does the permatex RTV silicone smells vinegar ???
Nice video man, done this today on a 99 regal. Only thing I ran into that caused a problem was I had to remove the bolts to the to the power steering pump to get to one last bolt on the water pump.
Hey, I have a motor mount in the way on my park ave too. Did you have to brace the motor to remove the mount? Someone said I need to jack up the motor but I’m not sure if it will be stable enough or not to work on with that mount off. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
This is all the stuff I knew about. Thing is I have a 92 park ave and it has a motor mount there. I was wondering how I work around that. Like, do I have to jack the motor up in order to work on the water pump?
GREAT video, thanks!
hey just asking do u have to remove the engine mount cuz i did have to on my couisns 95 lesabre today it was a pain in the rear and it took bout 4 hrs but i got it done by the way great video keep up the good work well peace out.
Nice vid!!! clean and clear!!
or can you just tell me what you think it could be
. I started driving again to head to a mechanic, the knocking noise started again and my oil pressure went back down to 0 psi again and eventually my car stop on me and started smoking. To make a long story short the mechanic told me it was my oil pump, then after investigating it a little more he told me that is was my water pump that was not functioning because my car was overheating. Is it true for the water pump to make the psi of the oil to make it read 0 psi if the water pump fails to work
Question, i have a 2002 buick lesabre custom, first it was making a knocking noise, then it shut down on me, it starting smoking from where you put the oil in at and the oil dip stick. The information center told me i had no oil pressure, so i added some oil thinking I didnt have any oil, after adding oil, i look at the information center and it told me i had 129 psi of oil pressure.
92 buick lesabre big motor mount bracket in the way
gracias por este video me ayudo mucho.. ya que era la primera vez que quitaba la bomba de agua de mi auto,,,
Great video. Thanks for posting. I have a 2004 Park Avenue 3800 Type II and there is only a one thing different, the power steering pump is on the bottom. Other then that it was pretty similar. After installing the water pump I found out the pump was good all I really needed was to replace 2 plastic heater hose connectors. Learn something new everyday.
hey i got a 98 bonneville se, do u think the steps to replacing my water pump is easy?