Water Pump Change

[Gazza 8374]

hi guys,i'm in need of some help and advice.
for the past few months there has been a noise coming from the pulley area on my mk2 2.3 2001 galaxy so yesterday i stated to change the idler pulley as i thought that was causing the noise,as i took the tension of the aux drive belt to change the pulley water started to drip  on the ground so i checked the water pump pulley and it has a bit of play in it,well a lot of play in it you can move the pulley from side to side quite a bit,anyway i fitted the new idler pulley and aux belt and the water leak stopped,now
how big of a job is it to do and can a new water pump be fitted without taking the engine out and is there a how to guide 
thanks 
gazza 

 

 

 

 

[bhbobhill]

 Had my waterpump changed by our local back street mechanic, he just changed it, no question about engine out job.

mine was similar to yours except mine over heated. One of the common faults is the waterpump impeller blades snap off. This can cause

major problems. Well worth changing for what it is.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

Bob Hill

[Gazza 8374]

thank you Bob,i'm fitting it tomorrow weather depending 

regards 

Garry