james4287 1 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 driving home tonight and the coolant light flashed on, theres coolant all on the floor around the waterpump and over the splash gaurd so i'm thinking water pump, the big plastic pipe behind the pump has already been replaced.i've done a search and read stories of engine out job and others jacking the engine up, how hard is it to undo the engine mounts? i also read that a mk4 pump is the way to go? chances are my local vw dealer won't have a mk3 one in stock but will probs have a mk4 one, is it r32 or 4motion? is it a straight fit?any helps/advice/tips most appreciated! Link to post Share on other sites
Lizard Racing 0 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 You only need to undo the front engine mount and jack the engine up as far as I can remeber. You might have to detach the powersteering pipe. Link to post Share on other sites
Bigjobbo 0 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 There's a couple of good threads on here i used as a reference a few weeks ago. I let the front and gearbox mount go, and it was still a touch tight. Just be carefull of the lambda sensor on the top of the exhaust when jacking. Link to post Share on other sites
Timah89 1 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Did mine using forum threads in just over an hour also replacing belt and tensioner - all parts from GSF for less than £100. Orig Mk3 pump had plastic vanes where replacement has steel. Just undo front mount and jack up under front of sump - still tight to get pump allen bolts out and tricky to separate pump from block - use a 1" wood chisel!!!Good luck Link to post Share on other sites
james4287 1 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 sorted it tonight! i undid the front mount, one of the 13mm nuts sheared off, but it don't seem to do much anyway so no loss with that not fitted. undid the rear mount aswell, as i thought it might be hydraulic and may split to best to undo it!not running yet though as the tensioner is nosiey but i've repacked it with grease so tomorrow it should be running again!i got a mk3 pump from vw, it has plastic vanes like the original, i figure it's lasted 70k miles so new one should last a while yet! Link to post Share on other sites
binliner 0 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I've got a leak from around that area so think mine needs replacing... how easy were the bolts to undo? Doesn't sound like a difficult job but I just want to factor in enough time for undoing seized bolts... anything else I need to be aware of? Link to post Share on other sites
james4287 1 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 not really, everything came off pretty easily, my main problem was i didn't have the right sized bolt to slacken off the tensioner so robbed one from the missus clio gearbox! Link to post Share on other sites
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