1993 Chevy Cavalier water pump

1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JWARDY83
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I was wandering how much it would cost me to have a mechanic replace my water pump? and is it complicated to do it myself?
Oct 10, 2010 at 12:36 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then drain cooling system. 2. Remove serpentine drive belt, then the alternator and bracket. 3. Remove water pump pulley attaching bolts, then remove the pulley, Fig. 20. 4. Remove water pump attaching bolts, then the water pump. 5. Reverse procedure to install.


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1. Remove coolant reservoir. 2. Rotate tensioner clockwise with a 15 mm wrench and slide belt from generator pulley. Release tensioner and remove belt. 3. Reverse procedure to install, routing belt as shown in Fig. 22. The labor is 2.5hr's to replace it time's shop labor rate 80-100 per hr?
Oct 10, 2010 at 5:15 PM
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