Where is the water pump located?

LEAHMANDO

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2000 FORD CONTOUR
2.0L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

Where is the water pump located and how to change water pump?

Friday, September 15th, 2023 AT 1:29 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

The water pump is located right above the crankshaft pulley and is driven by the serpentine belt.

I attached the directions below for replacing it. This one is a little bit of a pain. LOL Not that it is hard to remove, but there is little room to work. You will need to remove the passenger-side front tire, so make sure the vehicle is safely supported.

Also, you will need to remove the splash shield from the vehicle. See directions. Once those things are done, the crankshaft pulley will need to be removed to make room to access and remove the pump from the vehicle.

If you look below, I attached the directions specific to this vehicle. Take a look through them and let me know if it helps or if you have questions.

Take care,

Joe

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Friday, September 15th, 2023 AT 9:59 PM

LEAHMANDO

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Thank you so much. I appreciate this so much. I couldn't find anything on the world wide web about my year car. Now, I might have been wrong. I developed a bad leak in my radiator near the drain of the radiator. Also, I have found out it may be the thermostat or temperature gauge. That be causing my car to overheat. I hope I can find the cause of my problem. If you are willing or able to help me with more advice, I would love to hear from you. Don't tell anyone but it seems that you know what you are talking about. Hehe Thank you again.

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Saturday, September 16th, 2023 AT 12:37 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

I'll give it my best shot. LOL Anyway, explain to me what happens. For example, do you see steam from the engine bay or hear any noise from the radiator/cooling system?

Also, if the coolant is leaking and getting low, that will cause it to overheat, so we may not have a problem other than the leak.

Additionally, let me know if it overheats at highway speeds (if the coolant isn't low) or if it is limited to stop and go traffic.

If you are having trouble determining where the leak is coming from, you may want to consider pressure testing the cooling system. This is done when the engine is cold. Basically, you pressurize the system and see if you notice where the leak is coming from. You will need a pressure tester, but most parts stores will lend one to you.

Here is a link that explains how it is done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test

Let me know.

Take care,

Joe

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Saturday, September 16th, 2023 AT 10:02 PM

LEAHMANDO

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Hello, I'm sorry I didn't see that you responded. I haven't let it ever overheat to have steam. It starts rising about halfway on the gauge. There was a hole in the reservoir tank. I patched that up. I hadn't noticed any other holes. But it still gets hot when idling. Then one day the radiator started to leak trying to patch that up. I'm not sure if I can do a pressure test because there is not a radiator cap, it just has the reservoir tank that I can see. It does have a radiator but just didn't look like one I've seen before it looks like it sealed. We decided not to change the pump. We are going to change the thermostat and water temperature. Gauge. We temp fixed the hole in the radiator for a quick moment and it didn't seem like it got hot as fast as before and when idling it seemed to do okay. I hope this makes sense to you. Oh, and as far as noise there's been a couple times it sounded like boiling water from reservoir tank but when fixed the hole it doesn't sound that way anymore. Since the leak started up in radiator I had very briefly and just once or twice heard something like a screech almost like a fan belt noise somewhat.

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Thursday, September 21st, 2023 AT 6:17 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

The screeching is likely the result of coolant getting onto the belt. As far as pressure testing, on this vehicle, it will be done at the coolant reservoir. And you are correct, there is no radiator cap.

As far as the radiator is concerned, keep an eye on it. Also, most people don't realize it, but when there is a leak that prevents the system from building pressure, the coolant will have a lower boiling point, so that may be why you heard the noise.

Regardless, pay attention if the cooling fan is turning on when the engine starts going past the center line on the gauge.

Let me know if anything changes or if I can help in any way.

Take care,

Joe