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Water Pump Replacement

  1. Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Loosen the water pump pulley bolts.
  3. Remove the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT ).
  4. Remove the water pump pulley.
  5. Remove the water pump (A) by removing the six bolts.
    Fig 1: Water Pump With Torque Specifications
    G03692512Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  6. Clean and inspect the O-ring groove and the mating surface with the thermostat housing.
  7. Install the water pump, with a new O-ring (B), in the reverse order of removal.
  8. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, then bleed the air from the cooling system (see step  8 ).
  9. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.