ishjay

okay, I have a coolant leak.
I know its a coolant leak because I flushed and filled my radiator with coolant/antifreeze
and it was leaking. just to make sure, I flushed and filled it again and this time with water.
People say its my head gasket. But I don't think it is because
if it was my head gasket, my exhaust would be throwing up white smoke.
and its not.
So im guessing its my water pump or so.
if it is, can someone tell me how to change it like DIY thing?
cause I don't want to pay for labor just to get it fixed.

ezone

Oh Ok, I see. So it's pissing all over the ground then?

So it's STILL pissing all over the ground.

Time to get some beers and have all my buddies stand around and make guesses at what is leaking.


And these guys came up with........
There are like 15 different ways a head gasket can fail. Steam out the tailpipe is only one of those 15 ways.


(If it has been overheated, it probably does need a head gasket job, along with having the head checked and milled flat again, if possible. PLUS you still have to figure out and fix the original problem that caused that.......or else you will be doomed to repeat it.)

You GUESS?
Chiltons manual: Remove bolts, remove pump. Reassemble in the reverse order of disassembly.

Your search-fu is weak.
"The cheapest people often pay the most."
I guess that if you can't follow a simple water leak from the ground to the source to figure out......................


I'm gonna look into the future for a minute




I don't see this ending well any time soon.



EDIT: Damn, that was bad. I need some coffee...

ishjay

Okay.
Can I still change it while engine still on car?

burgoyne

ishjay, go to the store and buy either a Haynes or a Chilton's manual. You will be amazed at how detailed it is. It will definitely help you change the water pump. And yes, it can be done with the engine still in the car.

ishjay

I got one but don't bother to open it.
How do I line up everything?
Do I need to line up water pump too?

ezone

This says plenty. You are on your own now.

burgoyne

I would highly suggest opening it.. It will literally walk you through how to do it..

ishjay

Well to start this. I'm NEW to the Honda deal. So I'm trying to get used to it.

Anyway, I finally opened the book and read about the water pump. Looks pretty easy. Lol
But damn, the part from the bottom something about the oil seal. I need to remove some oil seal. That's kinda easy but the crank removal. Its hard. And there's some stuff that I don't understand

ezone

Why?
(Crank Pulley, not the crankshaft itself.)
It's easy if you have the right tools for the job.