Have replacement waterpump with raised face { original flat face} In positioning pump I cannot get the pump to fit in opening , it appears to be a press fit. Original 5 6mm bolts are not long enough to insert more than one making it impossible to use 2 or more bolts to pull the pump into position .
Any ideas/solutions , have thought of getting a couple of 6mm x 60mm lgth bolts to pull pump in.
Any one else had a similar problem

Gr

 

Graham...is this an aftermarket pump or an OEM?
They should just slide in, no fiddling or jamming...it's normally a 20 minut job.
When you say it has a raised face, what do you mean?
These should be just a simple direct replacememnt with no dramas.
I would be checking what pump you actually have.
It should come with a black rubber faced steel gasket.

 

Have checked Water pump with Auto Zone also [My replacement from JAG Parts} AZ's also same as my replacement , same part used for Lincoln Inside box was a notice advising of change .
Have attached pic .

As stated original is a flush mount , replacement raised casting that looks as if it should fit in the opening but does not slide in .
Jag Parts says their replacement only one sold and have sold 100's

G

 

My WP OEM (14yo) that I replaced had a 1 inch cone that fit into the housing, the Aftermarket had a flush mount, took me an hour froim start to finish.

 

Ide say the back black plastic portion of your old one containing the large o ring broke from the pump and is still in the opening. The opening it slides into is aluminum not plastic. Look again they do this occassionally

 

Re O Ring Housing , you may be right I do see the large 0-ring still on block.
Do i simplly prie/ knock this part loose


G

 

Pretty much.

You may find it easier to cut part way through the plastic so that it breaks.

 

Many thanks Brutal .
The black 0-ring peice was in place .tried to pry it out with flat screwdriver and it moved /loosened.
Pulled it out with metal gasket using pair of Channel Locks.
Thanks to all in Forum who gave help

GR
This situation probably happens more often than not .

 

Hey Graham, Thanks for this post. My 01 XJR is leaking through the weep hole. To the group are there any other gotchas I need to look for? I figured I would change the belts as well. Anyone have antifreeze recommendations? Do I really need to remove that huge pipe plug to vent the system on refill?
Thanks!

 

To save yourself a ballache, yes! to make a tool to do the job find a bolt with a head that fits and load the bolt with 2 nuts, wind them down on each other and use the bottom to undo and the top to tighten, or is it the other way round? It's only a light torque to snug it. You can keep the said tool as a Jag specific...
coolant, from your model year it should be the Ford orange/red colour coolant, check as mixing green/red causes a gel sludge. If green fully flush the system and replace with orange.

To change the belts, it's far easier to remove the fan assembly, 2 bolts at the top and 3 cable ties to snip/replace, the bottom sits on it's own brackets that slot into the lower rad assembly.
To whoever said it takes 20 mins, not on a supercharged car even Brutal loaded on red bull couldn't do it without busting a knuckle lol

 

Thanks Sean, I will probably do it next weekend. I'll take some pics and post them.