water pump.... what a pain
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water pump.... what a pain
im an ase certified mechanic and i work at an independant shop. i recently had the pleasure of installing a water pump on a 96 max. the book pays 3.5 hours to do this job. i opened up the w.p access cover and detensioned the chain and could not even budge this pos water pump out of its housing, . i ended up pulling the entire cover off to get it out (seized up). anyway even if the pump wasnt seized will it even come out of the access cover? looks damn tight. i can understand the 3.5 hours if this is the case but i just dont see it.what does nissans service manuals say about how to remove this water pump? just curious....thanks
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Re: water pump.... what a pain
Originally posted by mike_m5
im an ase certified mechanic and i work at an independant shop. i recently had the pleasure of installing a water pump on a 96 max. the book pays 3.5 hours to do this job. i opened up the w.p access cover and detensioned the chain and could not even budge this pos water pump out of its housing, . i ended up pulling the entire cover off to get it out (seized up). anyway even if the pump wasnt seized will it even come out of the access cover? looks damn tight. i can understand the 3.5 hours if this is the case but i just dont see it.what does nissans service manuals say about how to remove this water pump? just curious....thanks
im an ase certified mechanic and i work at an independant shop. i recently had the pleasure of installing a water pump on a 96 max. the book pays 3.5 hours to do this job. i opened up the w.p access cover and detensioned the chain and could not even budge this pos water pump out of its housing, . i ended up pulling the entire cover off to get it out (seized up). anyway even if the pump wasnt seized will it even come out of the access cover? looks damn tight. i can understand the 3.5 hours if this is the case but i just dont see it.what does nissans service manuals say about how to remove this water pump? just curious....thanks
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I am currently siung the mechanic that replaced my water pump, because he jumped my chain and did not re-assemble the tensioner bar correctly. My car sounded strange when I got it back, and the metal shavings in my oil were not a good sign. Please be careful, or you may have to contact your shop liability insurance carrier.
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