How do you remove a water pump from a 1998 Plymouth Breeze?

Answer 1

98 Plymouth Breeze Water Pump ReplaceDrain the antifreeze out of the radiator. You need to remove the right front wheel, take off all the belts, remove the crankshaft pulley with a puller by placing a smaller bolt or rod inside the crankshaft where the pulley bolt came out of and using a puller, pull the crank shaft pulley off the crankshaft. Be careful not to damage the threads inside the crankshaft. You then need to pull off the lower timing belt cover.

Once that is done, you need to place a jack under the engine using a block of wood and take pressure off the motor mount. Once that is done, remove the motor mount on the right fender wall. You will also need to remove some of the clamps holding hoses and A/C lines in place to move them out of the way. Once the motor mount is out of the way, you need to remove the upper timing belt cover. After that is done, you will need to remove the aluminum motor mount base from the engine to gain access to the timing belt. Once all that is out of the way, you will need an Allen Wrench to release the belt tensioner on the timing belt. (note: BE SURE that the engine timing marks are set in alignment with there corresponding marks on the block and the timing belt pully!!)

There is a hole on the left side of the tensioner which you need to place a pin or smaller Allen Wrench in to lock it in place after you remove the tension off the timing belt. You push the pin in toward the block to lock the tensioner.

Remove the timing belt (which you might as well replace seeing you've gone this far anyway). You then will be able to remove the five bolts holding the water pump in place which is run off the timing belt (yes, it's a nightmare). Replace the water pump and put it all back together.

Good Luck.