water pump 94 olds3.1
 

Hello everyone, I have a 94 olds cutlass supreme 3.1 that has a water pump going out. I was wondering if anyone has any tips that will make it an easier job. I don't have a torque wrench so I am worried that I won't be able to seat and tighten correctly. I don't want to over tighten and break something. Any help is very much appreciated. My car has 150,000 miles on it. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer. I have a good basic know how on cars and a good selection of tools, is this something I should be able to do at home ?

Go for it. Just use medium force when torquing the bolts,

Thank you for the quick reply. I will do exactly that. I was concerned because of some bolts requiring inch pounds and others are foot pounds

What carfixer007 said ^^^^^^^

. . . and clean clean clean all of the mating and gasket surfaces

. . . and use pre-mixed antifreeze or mix with distilled water.

. . . and check the belt, pulleys, etc. while you've got it apart.

you got that right, I spent several getting the old gasket off.Thank you for your reply. Sound advice

You're welcome!

Let us know how it turns out.

Thanks for all the advice. The job is finished and is working very well. Thanks again for the time out of your day to read and answer my questions. This forum is a great place .

Glad to hear it went well. Thanks for letting us know!

your very welcome