i am getting a gtz and i needed to know how hard is it to change a water pump on it *i've asked a few forums i need to know if i have to take off the timing chain cover
ask once in maintenance, they will help you
well its not a j body so thats why i asked here.
PM MFK-233 I think is is name he has the white GTZ he might be able to help you out, I only know the 2.8-3.1 beretta's
2009 Ford Mustang V6
the 2.3 is easy the timing cover doesnt have to come off like the 2.4
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]the 2.3 is easy the timing cover doesnt have to come off like the 2.4 thank you
no problem , once you buy the 2.3 water pump youll see that it has a spline drive on it , unlike the 2.4 that has the gear for the timing chain
its just a matter of getting to it , 2.3 and 2.4 are kind a paint to get to , alot more so if you got a auto trans
if its a GTZ it'll be a manual
Personally...an hour job...tops...little tough to get to from the top due to the exhaust manifold...so just a little patience from the bottom and its not too bad...piece of cake compared to the 2.4
haha...trade ya IDI covers
Give ya an HO one for it...since thats the one supposed to be on it
DropTopPaul wrote:haha...trade ya IDI covers Give ya an HO one for it...since thats the one supposed to be on it
some one offerd me $50 for it. i am going to check to see if its really a W41 if it is its staying. i have a few idi cover i think 7
paul you can buy my 92 scx and get 2 w41 covers
my scx has a aluminum timing housing , yours is black so its hard to say if its a w41 , but you should be able to tell by the idle
from some one off bstuff.com he said its not because the cam towers are from a 88
another question can i buy a 2.4 header cut the flange off and weld on a 2.3 flange?
Keep the stock exhaust manifold. It flow better than a 2.4 header. That's why on Bstuff they keep telling you not to do it.
The water pump can be done from the top. The PITA is the bottom bolt of the triangle. You can only turn it like 1/16 of a turn at a time.
You have 7 bolts to take off. 3 on the timming chain housing, 2 on the coolant pipe under the pump and 2 on the block.
The ones on the timming chain housing should be 13mm, the one for the pipe are 8mm and on the block it's 10mm if nothing as been changed.
You need to drain the coolant first.
The W41 are nice but I like better having the Lo cover with the Hot grind 2 in the engine. People think it's a normal slow POS 2.3 but the idle give them a clue that it's not stock.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
Mfk-223 wrote:Keep the stock exhaust manifold. It flow better than a 2.4 header. That's why on Bstuff they keep telling you not to do it.
The water pump can be done from the top. The PITA is the bottom bolt of the triangle. You can only turn it like 1/16 of a turn at a time.
You have 7 bolts to take off. 3 on the timming chain housing, 2 on the coolant pipe under the pump and 2 on the block.
The ones on the timming chain housing should be 13mm, the one for the pipe are 8mm and on the block it's 10mm if nothing as been changed.
You need to drain the coolant first.
The W41 are nice but I like better having the Lo cover with the Hot grind 2 in the engine. People think it's a normal slow POS 2.3 but the idle give them a clue that it's not stock.
ok thanks but how is that posable that a stock header can be better than a 2.4 header? i wanted to get the rk sport one *better flowing*
