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Water Pump Replacement

  1. Drain the engine coolant (see COOLANT REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Remove the right front wheel.
  3. Remove the splash shield.
  4. Loosen the water pump pulley mounting bolts (A).
    Fig 1: Identifying Water Pump Pulley And Mounting Bolts
    G00504551Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  5. Remove the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
  6. Remove the water pump pulley bolts and pulley (B).
  7. Remove the water pump (A) by removing the five bolts.
    Fig 2: Water Pump & O-Ring With Torque Specifications
    G05952716Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  8. Inspect and clean the O-ring groove and the mating surface of the engine block.
  9. Install the water pump with a new O-ring (B) in the reverse order of removal.
  10. Clean up any spilled engine coolant.
  11. Install the water pump pulley (A), and loosely install the water pump pulley mounting bolts (B).
    Fig 3: Water Pump Pulley And Mounting Bolts With Torque Specifications
    G00504552Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  12. Install the drive belt (see DRIVE BELT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
  13. Tighten the water pump pulley mounting bolts.
    Fig 4: Water Pump Pulley Mounting Bolts With Torque Specifications
    G05952713Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  14. Install the splash shield.
  15. Install the right front wheel.
  16. Refill the radiator with engine coolant, and bleed the air from the cooling system with the heater valve open (see step  8).
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