The Laird Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Im replacing the water pump. What else should I replace when Im at it? ie Waterpump,Thermostat, Tensioner ??? Anything else?Bearings? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 I changed water pump and thermostat together two weeks ago. They're so close together it makes sense. I also did viscous fan clutch at the same time. I checked my tensioners and two were noisy, seemed very dry tho. Regreased and both were spot on. So haven't changed them. The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Belts of course. I assume you were planning these anyway While youre draining coolant, now is the best time to do any radiator or exp. tank type parts that haven't been replaced The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laird Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 13 minutes ago, Trevor said: I changed water pump and thermostat together two weeks ago. They're so close together it makes sense. I also did viscous fan clutch at the same time. I checked my tensioners and two were noisy, seemed very dry tho. Regreased and both were spot on. So haven't changed them. Thanks Big job or fairly straight forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerFish Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Simple enough. A bit tricky, but doable in an afternoon for a confident novice The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted October 11, 2016 Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ye, pretty straightforward. I did a full flush and coolant change as well. Repacked two tensioners and did a lot of cleaning while it was in bits. Took about 4 hours total. The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Ive been in your situation and did the whole lot while the coolant was drained. Makes sense as youll generally find that messing with one component in the cooling system will normally nudge the other bits into failing fairly soon after. I did the belts, tensioners, water pump, thermostat and radiator all at once. The Laird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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