Water Pump Removal/Installation: L3

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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Drain the engine coolant. (See ENGINE COOLANT REPLACEMENT .)
Remove the drive belt. (See DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT .)
Remove in the order indicated. See Fig 1.
Install in the reverse order of removal.
Add the engine coolant. (See ENGINE COOLANT REPLACEMENT .)

Fig 1: Water Pump Removing Sequence (L3)

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Fig 2: Removing/Installing Water Pump (L3)

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