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Hi Guys,

As the title suggests, I've got a leaky water pump which needs replacing. Anyone got any tips or experiences that I might find helpful? Obviously it's going to involve draining the cooling system, I've never done that either so I'd be glad to hear any advice on that too.

Anything else I should do while I've got the pump off and system drained?

Cheers
Tim

Fairly Straight forward take off the alternator take off three hoses, water everywhere but it wont complementary drain the system. Think there is four 13mm bolts on the top and a 10mm through the cam cover. Bit of a faff to get the pump out if you have PAS but it does come out with the pulley with a bit of wiggling i recommend changing the plastic thermostat cover as they warp and for £4 saves you taking it off again as i did about 3 times. Replacing is just that reversed. There are 2 types of pump and the difference is the size of the middle of the pulley. All back together and refill coolant. Take about an hour and a half first time. Best of luck let me know if i can help anymore. Simon C.

^^^ WHS - I second replacing the plastic cover, mine was warped and wouldn't reseat correctly. The plastic takes on a life of its own once removed and springs into all shapes.

Great, thanks. I'll get the parts ordered!

Cheers
Tim