Installing a different water pump into a Dodge Intrepid is a do-it-yourself duty, provided you hold the honest tools. You'll besides itch piece of room in which to duty and levy away parts and a convert immensity of mechanical familiarity. By adjacent a meagre mild directions, you can install a advanced doctor pump and save yourself some cash instead of fascinating it to a invest in repair.
Instructions
Prepare the Dodge Intrepid
1. Deposit absent a Blop cloth underneath the Dodge Intrepid to protect the floor from coolant spills. Christen an environment to put absent Everyone branch alongside its bolts and connecting hoses and wires. Utilize a Blop cloth here too, some of the parts Testament admit traces of grease and coolant.
2. Disconnect the opposite battery cable, using a screwdriver to unscrew the clamp that secures the cable to the denying (-) publish. Pull the cable elsewhere from the battery advertise.
3. Appropriateness a jack to raise the Dodge Intrepid and jack stands to shore up the jack. Proceeds the energy in the radiator by removing the cap. Returns outside the withdraw plug located underneath the radiator. Clutch the coolant in a resealable container
4. Employment a grease pencil to aim on the timing zone its position in each pulley before removal. This will save time when reinstalling. If needed, replace the timing belt and skip marking the old one.
Remove the Damaged Pump
5. Locate the water pump on the Dodge Intrepid. It's mounted on the front of the engine block and connected to the radiator and various other parts through a series of hoses. It's rotated by the timing belt. Study these parts, as you'll have to remove them.
6. Disconnect or remove the parts in front of the water pump, using an adjustable wrench. Arrange the new water pump on the mount. You won't need sealant for the o-ring on a Dodge Intrepid. Hold the water pump and o-ring in place as you secure it with the new bolts.
Discard both the pump and the bolts.
8. Clean off the mounting area with a shop rag.
Install the New Pump
9. Inspect the new water pump to ensure it's identical to the old pump and free of any metal splinters or debris.
10. In the most common Dodge Intrepid engine--the 2.7L--you'll find, in order: the upper radiator crossmember, fan module, accessory drive belts, crankshaft damper, timing cover, timing chain and guide wires.7. Unbolt the water pump from the engine block, using an adjustable wrench. You may have to use a chisel to gently break the seal between the mount and the pump. Tighten them with a torque wrench to 105 inch pounds torque in any order.
11. Install the timing belt and wires, using the grease pencil marks to guide you in installation. Install the rest of the parts in the order removed. The camshaft must be reconnected with a torque wrench at 125 foot pounds torque.
12. Replace the radiator's drain plug and refill the radiator with the amount and type of coolant specified in your owner's manual. Release the jack and jack stands.
13. Attach the negative battery cable to the post and tighten the screw on the clamp. Crank the Dodge Intrepid's engine and check for leaks. Then, close the hood.
