so i tried searching around and didnt find much. how hard is it to replace this? . Any special tools i need, i want to tackle it this sunday. My radiator and water pump died at the same time. lucky me

 

All data says it will take 3.3 hours. heres how it says to do it...

Remove negative battery cable and drain the radiator.
Remove intake duct.
Remove drive belt.
Remove heater hose and clamp from the coolant pump.
Remove radiator inlet hose and clamp from the thermostat.
Remove power steering pump bracket.
Remove coolant pump bolts then remove coolant pump and gasket

Clean gasket surface on the coolant pump sealing areas then install new gasket.
Install coolant pump.
Apply sealer to bolt threads then install coolant pump bolts and torque to specification, see figure 1.
Install power steering pump bracket.
Torque bracket bolts and nuts to 25 Nm ( 18 ft. lb. ).
Install radiator inlet hose and clamp to the thermostat.
Install heater hose and clamp to the coolant pump.
Install drive belt.
Install intake duct.

 

use T-55 torx to remove the bolts from the water pump... after that, it should be piece of cake

 

i cant get to the freaking power steering pump bracket.. i tried with a wrench but its rounding the top of the bolt. and i have no clue how to get to the bottom bolt on the power steering pump bracket. someone help

 

somebody anybody please. i rented a pulley remover tool from autozone to remove the pulley from the pump but im not even sure how the hell this tool works it makes no sense to me. i can reach behind the pulley of the power steering pump and feel threads . tthe middle of the pulley has a big hex on it, how is this tool suppose to force it out by pressing it out?!

 

when i did her car
i just poped the pulley off
maybe some wd40 on it

i'm trying to remember if any of the water pump bolts were torx heads, i want to say some were, but i dont recall
was a piece of cake to do

might as well replace the lower hose, and upper hose that goes to the throttle body

sorta cheap insurance since you are there.

 

eh job is done, been done for like a week and some already. i had to go rent a pulley remover/installer , which i rented two because i striped em both haha. i feel bad for whomever rents them out next time. they are gona be pissed.