Water Pump

[CoontDunker]

How long would it take to replace a water pump, the fan, and the shroud in my car. I'm having it done by a professional and he is saying it will take like 3 days. Its a 93' NA MT

[nghtrain88]

generally the water pump and timing belt are done together and they will take about a day.. three seems a bit excessive

[evildky]

sounds like he doesn't know Z's at all, I agree, timing belt all hardware and waterpump less than a days worka nd tahts on a TT, the n/a will save a few minutes as you won't have to fight the piping

[Milo (San Antonio)]

Water pump not too complicated but should only about a 4-6 hour job at most for even a semi skilled mechanic. Pull the intake pipes(s), radiator/fan shroud, timing covers (3), pull the crank pulley and belts, unbolt water pump and clean mating surface, install new water pump and then start throwing it all back on. In a nutshell

And NO.... you don't have to pull the timing belt to do a water pump. Some people do do it a time of a timing belt since you are right there but it is not necessary to pull the timing belt at that time. If your belt is fine and within mileage, don't worry about it.

Honestly I would probably stay away from this guy as he is probably not familiar with the car.

BTW - here is a good how to on the 60K maintenence. Basically skip the timing belt portion of it and go straight to the water pump.http://www.ttzd.com/tech/60ktech.html

[CoontDunker]

Thanks alot guys!!

[islandZ]

How long would it take to replace a water pump, the fan, and the shroud in my car. I'm having it done by a professional and he is saying it will take like 3 days. Its a 93' NA MT

HAHA! It took me about 6 hours taking my time cleaning every part i removed. While i had the pump off, i replaced the thermostat, hoses, fan+clutch, changed the oil and flushed it. HArdest part was trying to remove the Radiator with the fan shroud on...

all that, 6 hours.

dont do what i did...After puting everything back together, I was just about to start it and Noticed the THERMOSTAT sitting on the table, DOH!

[freakonaleash1187]

3 days is real excessive and this guy is trying to get one over on you. It should take a semi-skilled mechanic that is not familiar with the car at the max 5-6 hours.