99 Taurus 3.0L DOHC - Waterpump Replacement
fdunford
10-01-2008, 11:42 AM
For those who know, how painful is this job?
Labor Time Standards say 0.9 hrs. Can this be correct?
Labor Time Standards say 0.9 hrs. Can this be correct?
TaurusKing
10-02-2008, 09:40 PM
I own one never have done this job.. looked in my manual, says you have to remove the crankshaft pulley as part of the job. Mabe there is a way around this if you're saying a time of .9 hrs, that's not a lot of time.. someone on here has probably done this.
TaurusKing
10-02-2008, 09:46 PM
Checked the Autozone website for repair info, their instructions do not mention anything about crank pulley removal, here's the link;
http://www.autozone.com/addVehicleId,2538003/initialAction,repairGuide/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c1528003a8f2
http://www.autozone.com/addVehicleId,2538003/initialAction,repairGuide/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c1528003a8f2
fdunford
10-05-2008, 04:42 PM
I finished the job this weekend and it took about 5-6 hrs, but I'm slow and could do it faster now that i know what I'm doing.
I didn't pull the crank pulley as this is suggested. This was only done (as best I can tell) to get to the heater hose clamp. I removed the other end of the hose (heater side) and pulled the hose off with the pump.
The pump is actually 2 pieces, the housing and the pump. You must remove the housing (4 13 mm nuts), and once off, remove the pump from the housing (7 5mm hex). This took a long time, and I couldn't get one of the nuts (they must use lock-tite). I had to use the dremel and cut it off and use a new bolt. This wasted about 2 hrs. I'd suggest buying the housing & pump together. It looks like rockauto.com sells them this way.
I didn't pull the crank pulley as this is suggested. This was only done (as best I can tell) to get to the heater hose clamp. I removed the other end of the hose (heater side) and pulled the hose off with the pump.
The pump is actually 2 pieces, the housing and the pump. You must remove the housing (4 13 mm nuts), and once off, remove the pump from the housing (7 5mm hex). This took a long time, and I couldn't get one of the nuts (they must use lock-tite). I had to use the dremel and cut it off and use a new bolt. This wasted about 2 hrs. I'd suggest buying the housing & pump together. It looks like rockauto.com sells them this way.
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