BAD LUCK! -- water pump going
06-10-2003, 08:29 PM
#1
BAD LUCK! -- water pump going
I haven't even received my ordered window regulator and damn it if the cooling system goes to crap on me. 
I drove a little ways today since it is nice out (no driver window in right now) and when I went back out to the car...antifreeze on the ground. Not a lot, but obviously not a good sign. On the short (maybe one mile) trip home, the temp skyrockets. I checked it out and coolant is leaking from around the water pump. It's isn't making any unusual noise, so I assume either the gasket went, or the blades have had it on the pump. Either way I'm going to replace the water pump, since I have to take it off to get the gasket.
Has anyone ever done a water pump on a VE30DE?
How big of a job is it and how long did it take?
thanks for your input.
I drove a little ways today since it is nice out (no driver window in right now) and when I went back out to the car...antifreeze on the ground. Not a lot, but obviously not a good sign. On the short (maybe one mile) trip home, the temp skyrockets. I checked it out and coolant is leaking from around the water pump. It's isn't making any unusual noise, so I assume either the gasket went, or the blades have had it on the pump. Either way I'm going to replace the water pump, since I have to take it off to get the gasket.
Has anyone ever done a water pump on a VE30DE?
How big of a job is it and how long did it take?
thanks for your input.
06-11-2003, 02:58 AM
#3
1992 Maxima SE
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 165
did it two weekends ago...took about 8 on saturday to do it...it was after dark when we finished and whiel putting waterpump in we messed up the gasket.
sunday morning knowing how to do it the best way, oanly took about 4 hours of labor plus short trip to swap it back out at autozone
sunday morning knowing how to do it the best way, oanly took about 4 hours of labor plus short trip to swap it back out at autozone
06-11-2003, 03:02 AM
#4
1992 Maxima SE
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 165
continued. . .
brief overview
1) a few notes, we obviously removed the radiator hose
2) also removed bracked from a/c lines so we could move them around.
3)had toremove all 3 drive belts after this to get to the damn thing so you might as well plan o nreplaceing your drivebelts if they are in rough shape, a good time to do it.
4)removed [edit: crank shaft pulley, not drive shaft], used a large socket and an impact hammer to remove it
5)then used a puller to remove the center shaft that held the pulley tightly. this thing goes in through an oil gasket..unfortunately it was late at night for us and we couldn't go get a new oil gasket from nissan so we had to be very careful not to damage it..but it is HIGHLY recommended that yo ureplace this gasket as you go in.
6) also any timing chain maintenance would be good to do at this time.
7) remove water pump pulley, and then water pump
edit: splash shields under the passenger front wheel will also need to be removed
brief overview
1) a few notes, we obviously removed the radiator hose
2) also removed bracked from a/c lines so we could move them around.
3)had toremove all 3 drive belts after this to get to the damn thing so you might as well plan o nreplaceing your drivebelts if they are in rough shape, a good time to do it.
4)removed [edit: crank shaft pulley, not drive shaft], used a large socket and an impact hammer to remove it
5)then used a puller to remove the center shaft that held the pulley tightly. this thing goes in through an oil gasket..unfortunately it was late at night for us and we couldn't go get a new oil gasket from nissan so we had to be very careful not to damage it..but it is HIGHLY recommended that yo ureplace this gasket as you go in.
6) also any timing chain maintenance would be good to do at this time.
7) remove water pump pulley, and then water pump
edit: splash shields under the passenger front wheel will also need to be removed
06-11-2003, 05:00 AM
#6
1992 Maxima SE
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 165
oh yea! just remembered..even though we had to remove the crank shaft to get the waterpump out through the bottom we still had to dislodge the engine about an inch to get the waterpump in and our by a peice of the frame ...very annoying
using a 2x4 we lodged it up in the side and dad pulled hard while i worked the waterpump out through the tiny little puzzling mess
using a 2x4 we lodged it up in the side and dad pulled hard while i worked the waterpump out through the tiny little puzzling mess
06-11-2003, 07:03 AM
#7
Thanks for all the input (especially Menel)
All that work for a part that is under $100 -- go figure!
I don't think I am going to bother with this one -- too much of a headache. I guess I'll have to see what kind of laid off mill worker I can round up to do it on the cheap.
All that work for a part that is under $100 -- go figure!
I don't think I am going to bother with this one -- too much of a headache. I guess I'll have to see what kind of laid off mill worker I can round up to do it on the cheap.
06-11-2003, 02:43 PM
#9
Donating Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 797
Mine took about 6 hours and I let the gasket stuff cure overnight. For some reason it just fell right out the bottom. Of course it did take the next 4 hours to get it back in, but hey. I ended up getting it completely stuck once and had to hammer it out with a wood block. Equally strangely, it just dropped right in the top after I f'd with it enough. This whole thing sucked because I had a fresh bead of RTV all along the pump.
06-11-2003, 02:56 PM
#10
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 562
i agree, take it out da top, although things might b a lil diff 4 u since youre a 5-speed...but just jack the motor up a lil and its a piece o cake...and i like cake, well, actually just the frosting...lets just say either way good job
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