Water pump replacement

Tiny
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How to replace a water pump on a 2001 ford explorer sport 4.0 sohc v6 engine?
Friday, February 4th, 2011 AT 4:01 AM

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Tiny
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Here is a video of the job being done

https://youtu.be/3-qGNg5qeEw

From the manual with diagrams below

Water Pump

Removal and Installation

1.Drain the engine cooling system.
2.Remove the accessory drive belt.

3.Remove the belt idler pulley.

4.Slide the water bypass hose clamp back.

5.Disconnect the heater hose at the water pump.
1 Release the clamp.
2 Remove the hose.

6.Disconnect the lower radiator hose at the water pump.
1 Release the clamp.
2 Remove the hose.

7.Remove the water pump pulley.

8.Remove the water pump.
9.NOTE: Use metal surface cleaner and a suitable plastic or wooden scraper to clean the sealing surfaces.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

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Friday, February 4th, 2011 AT 5:23 AM
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KEN L
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Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out whenever you are on the site :)

Cheers, Ken
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Friday, November 23rd, 2018 AT 1:01 PM

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