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[griffin]

Hi all

How do you remove a water pump I taken the aux belt off but cannot get access to the pump?

Do I need to remove plenum and camcover?

Thanks

[TheBoy]

yup

[griffin]

Bugger!

May be to much for me then!

[griffin]

Ah sod it! in for a penny in for a pound I'm going to have a go now where are those distructions!!!

[Varche]

Is a 2.6 different from a 2.5 then?

I changed mine on the 2.5 without removing the cambelt cover. You do have to be careful not to drop any of the three torx headed bolts that hold the pump in position but a bit of grease in the socket head helps. 

[griffin]

Hi Varche

I've removed the pulley cover but the actual pump appears to be behind the cam cover?

[griffin]

How do get to the small nut and bolt on the cam cover just behind the Aux pulley   

[Varche]

Hi

From memory there are three small bolts - about 10 mm normal head that hold the pulley on the water pump. When you take those off THEN you can see into the recesses of the cam cover and just get at the TorX bolts that actually hold the pump onto the engine block.. Slim extn bar helps

have you got a new pump to fit? Or are you just renewing the seal? If you have a pump you will see where the torx bolts are.

Anyone confirm that the 2.5 and the 2.6 are the same in this area pls?

[TheBoy]

How do get to the small nut and bolt on the cam cover just behind the Aux pulley   

remove aux tensioner (2 E45 bolts)

[Elite Pete]

You can remove the pump without taking the cambelt cover off but be careful not to drop the torx bolts into the cover

[Darth Loo-knee]

Is a 2.6 different from a 2.5 then?

I changed mine on the 2.5 without removing the cambelt cover. You do have to be careful not to drop any of the three torx headed bolts that hold the pump in position but a bit of grease in the socket head helps. 

Yes. 2.5 has a short plenum a 2.6 has a long plenum 

[griffin]

Thanks for all the help guys.

Finally managed to remove cam cover and reveal the water pump! Me thinks I need a new tool kit as I cant seem to find a socet that will remove the pump bolts just keeps sliding round lol

So thats a job for another weekend.
 

[albitz]

As said,they are torx type bolts,so you will need the correct size torx socket to remove them.

[Andy H]

You need a set of these http://www.draperproducts.co.uk/31379/Draper-31379-DRAPER-EXPERT-7-PIECE-SET-OF-DRAPER-TX-STAR-SOCKETS-ON-A-RAIL.html

[griffin]

Thanks Andy H, I'll have to invest in a set!