My water pump is done and my t-belt is due anyway. Going to take it on myself, but I have never done one before.
Any pointers - I have been reading my Bentley manual.
My water pump is done and my t-belt is due anyway. Going to take it on myself, but I have never done one before.
Any pointers - I have been reading my Bentley manual.
Plenty of YouTube help out there. What engine?
I did it twice on my Mk4 GTI 1.8t, pretty straightforward from what I remember (I rate myself about a 4 on a 0-10 scale of GRM members' mechanical ability).
The only issue I had, was the second time, the 8mm hex for the idler pulley got rounded off, but I was able to get it out with a cold chisel and hammer. For reference, I used Bentley plus a pictorial DIY from VW Vortex
Go with a metal impeller pump. I also changed the plastic water inlet since it's cheap, the cooling system is already drained, and it can strand you when it breaks open.
Sorry - 2.0L gasser.
Yes I am going metal impeller and I already changed the plastic water inlet earlier this winter because it was leaking.
I did mine on my TDI. The manual was correct, the the youtubes were correcter.
45 minute job, tops.
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