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Water Pump Replacement

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  1. Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Remove the timing belt (see TIMING BELT REMOVAL ).
  3. Remove the timing belt adjuster (see TIMING BELT ADJUSTER REPLACEMENT ).
  4. Remove the water pump (A) by removing the five bolts.
    Fig 1: Water Pump And O-Ring With Torque Specification
    G05484873Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  5. Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and the mating surface of the engine block.
  6. Install the water pump with a new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
  7. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
  8. Install the timing belt adjuster (see TIMING BELT ADJUSTER REPLACEMENT ).
  9. Install the timing belt (see TIMING BELT INSTALLATION ).
  10. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, then bleed the air from the cooling system (see step 10 on COOLANT REPLACEMENT  ).
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