Water Pump Replacement
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the front wheel.
- Remove the splash shields (see step 22 under ENGINE REMOVAL ).
- Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT CHECK ).
- Loosen the water pump pulley mounting bolts.
- Remove the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT INSPECTION ).
- Remove the water pump pulley.
- Remove the water pump (A) by removing the five bolts.
- Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and the mating surface with the engine block.
- Install the water pump with a new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
- Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
- Install the water pump pulley.
- Install the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT INSPECTION ).
- Tighten the water pump pulley mounting bolts.
- Install the splash shields (see step 29 under ENGINE INSTALLATION ).
- Install the front wheel.
- Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system with the heater valve open (see step 9 under COOLANT REPLACEMENT ).