Thank you so much for this video; I successfully replaced my water pump
yesterday using this trick. I tried leaving the serpentine belt on to give
me some torque but the pulley ended up turning against the belt because the
bolts were so tight. I had my dad come in with the screwdriver from the top
while I reached into the wheel well with a wrench. I didn’t have a pipe to
use as an extension, but a gloved hand and some hard pushing finally
loosened all three bolts.
Nice vid bro you can olso let the belt on to remove the pelley bolts and no
need of the screwdriver sorry for the english…. hope you are on the
streets 😉
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll wait on the water pump. What are your
thoughts on the thermostat? Should I wait until it goes or replace after a
certain interval? Any signs I should look for other than a high temp as to
when it is going bad?
There are no set replacement schedule on the thermostat, that being said i
would think every 100,000 miles would be good preventative maintenance on
that part.
Hey Rich (or anyone who has done this), do I have to drain the coolant in
the radiator or block (or both) before attempting to perform this
maintenance?
My temp/radiator level light is on and the car is running slightly warm yet
the fan works thermostat is new and waterpump shows no sign of failure
should I change it anyway I’m stumped
I dont own a saturn but I am getting ready to change a water pump on a 2000
cavalier, nice trick with the pulley, I dont own an impact wrench or any
other air tools so thanks alot for making this video.
I bought the GMB unit from AAP. IT came with a gasket (a very thin one) and
it says “position new gaskets after coating them on both sides with sealer”
Does this mean, in addition to the gasket I must use RTV, or just spread
some of that gasket dressing they sell in packets at the counter for $1?
thanks RichPin, your videos are superb! A+
I have the saturn 97 sc2 dohc 100k on it. For last 5 months I have to add
17oz of coolant every 2 months (700mi). Does that means the water pump is
bed? Thanks for your videos!
from experience w/ my 99 SC2, even leaving the belt on doesnt help taking
the bolts out! And my belt was a goodyear gatorback, best belt you can buy,
and it wouldnt grip the pully hard enough to loosen it!
Thanks for sharing your Knowledge! I have a 98 SL2 (111,000) with original
water pump. Wondering if I should replace the water pump as preventive
maintenance? Any idea how long these pumps typically last? Your thoughts
appreciated.
I have a coolant leak on the passenger side of my Saturn. It only happens
hours after the car has cooled down. Would this be the water pump ? I
recently replaced the radiator. I thought it might be a air pocket but it
has done this for 3 days now and I have been unable to see where it is
leaking. Maybe the fan is not kicking on ?
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The pipe is used as a “cheater” extension on the wrench. There’s also a way
to use a second wrench as an extension. Good video, thank you!
reminds me of the old days (owned a shop). All I want to know is how the
heck are your nails clean ?!? Great job on your videos.
Thank you so much for this video; I successfully replaced my water pump
yesterday using this trick. I tried leaving the serpentine belt on to give
me some torque but the pulley ended up turning against the belt because the
bolts were so tight. I had my dad come in with the screwdriver from the top
while I reached into the wheel well with a wrench. I didn’t have a pipe to
use as an extension, but a gloved hand and some hard pushing finally
loosened all three bolts.
I really appreciate the informative video had a few problems but got the
total job done in about 3 hours, thanks once again.
Nice vid bro you can olso let the belt on to remove the pelley bolts and no
need of the screwdriver sorry for the english…. hope you are on the
streets 😉
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll wait on the water pump. What are your
thoughts on the thermostat? Should I wait until it goes or replace after a
certain interval? Any signs I should look for other than a high temp as to
when it is going bad?
There are no set replacement schedule on the thermostat, that being said i
would think every 100,000 miles would be good preventative maintenance on
that part.
I didn’t see where the squashed pipe came into use. Protection from
marauding zombies who might want to interfere?
Where did the pipe come into play????????
@dedski7 Sounds like you have a possible problem with the engine coolant
temp sensor has it and the connector ever been changed.
Hey Rich (or anyone who has done this), do I have to drain the coolant in
the radiator or block (or both) before attempting to perform this
maintenance?
I have the temp gauge and if you look at it like a gas gauge it used to run
at 1/4 tank now its at almost 1/2 tank if that makes sense
My temp/radiator level light is on and the car is running slightly warm yet
the fan works thermostat is new and waterpump shows no sign of failure
should I change it anyway I’m stumped
You could use a wobble extension to get at the bolts in the 6-7 o’clock
position.
I dont own a saturn but I am getting ready to change a water pump on a 2000
cavalier, nice trick with the pulley, I dont own an impact wrench or any
other air tools so thanks alot for making this video.
I have good success with Permatex High-Temp Red RTV
I bought the GMB unit from AAP. IT came with a gasket (a very thin one) and
it says “position new gaskets after coating them on both sides with sealer”
Does this mean, in addition to the gasket I must use RTV, or just spread
some of that gasket dressing they sell in packets at the counter for $1?
thanks RichPin, your videos are superb! A+
Richpin, can you use the stock gasket that comes new with the water pump or
do you recomend the RTV?
I have the saturn 97 sc2 dohc 100k on it. For last 5 months I have to add
17oz of coolant every 2 months (700mi). Does that means the water pump is
bed? Thanks for your videos!
Its stuck on the middle shaft of the pump and just won’t come out
crack the 3 bolts before take out the belt
from experience w/ my 99 SC2, even leaving the belt on doesnt help taking
the bolts out! And my belt was a goodyear gatorback, best belt you can buy,
and it wouldnt grip the pully hard enough to loosen it!
The block drain will be enough.
@stevea2010 Is it stuck .
Thanks brother. Your suggestion worked great.
Richpin06a: Do you happen to have an idea of how many inch/pounds to
tighten the bolts back on after the replacement?
The pulley bolts are 19 ft-lbs.
i woulda just left the belt on and loosed up the bolts on the water pump it
woulda been much eaiser
The cap is in good condition and the fan is coming on at the right temp the
car isn’t overheating just running hotter then it should
@dakotarazzle It does sound like a bad water pump to me.
Thanks for sharing your Knowledge! I have a 98 SL2 (111,000) with original
water pump. Wondering if I should replace the water pump as preventive
maintenance? Any idea how long these pumps typically last? Your thoughts
appreciated.
@richpin06a now how would you go about getting those bolts off if they were
stripped
Stripped mine, so, I took the whole pump out, Prob have to grind the bolts
off now fml..
I just bought the car a week ago so I don’t know if its been changed but by
the looks of it I would say nothings been changed
I have a coolant leak on the passenger side of my Saturn. It only happens
hours after the car has cooled down. Would this be the water pump ? I
recently replaced the radiator. I thought it might be a air pocket but it
has done this for 3 days now and I have been unable to see where it is
leaking. Maybe the fan is not kicking on ?
Thanks Rich, your videos have taught me a ton. Your much appreciated.
No it is a 1.9L Saturn engine.
You bet.
in other words I have the three screws out and the pulley is loose but I
can’t pivot it off the shaft. Thanks for responding
Count your blessing you are not working on say a ford escort were the pump
is run by the timing belt.
Awesome technique
How do you just pull the tension like that?