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12-23-2010
going to be changing my water pump on my 06 GT this coming week and was wondering how hard it is and if anyone has a step by step diagram on how to tackle the job? the dealership calls for 1.5 hrs so it cant be that bad to do but just want to make sure im not getting into something thats gunna be a pain in the a$$ to do. thanks in advance
12-23-2010
not sure on my 06, never had to change it. thank god! but my wifes 98 cutlass ( same thing as the malibu ) is a freakin' breeeeezzzeeee....3.1L v6 i believe. Try youtubing waterpump for the 3.8L GM? maybe they're is a video.
12-23-2010
im on the hunt for a write up on this too, i just ordered a new water pump
12-23-2010
here you go.
YouTube - How To: Water Pump Replacement GM 3800 V6 ( Change / Install for Chevy, Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile)
obviously not the same 3800 thats in your 06 but close enough, basically still same engine....
12-24-2010
Just discoonect the battery.
loosen waterpump pulley bolts
remove belt
remove coolant res for extra room
remove water pump pulley
remove water pump bolts
remove water pump
clean matting surface on block
reinstall reverse order
12-24-2010
thanks man just never tackled this before and was looking for some insight on it
12-24-2010
They are easy and cheap. you need a 5/16, 8mm,10mm,13mm
12-24-2010
cool thanks man.
12-24-2010
you also need to move the ps pump out of the way. the trick to that are the holes in the ps pulley to loosen the pump from its bracket. you don't have to disconnect the lines --- you just need to move it out of the way to get at the water pump bolts.
01-08-2011
Dont forget the t50 socket to remove the s/c idler pulley to get that last long bolt on the bottom right of pump, i had to find this out the hard way...
01-08-2011
Originally Posted by Vegas~Blown
Do this~!!! Exactly what they said...did mines today...and can confirm this =P
make sure u scrape ALLLLL of that old gasket off...
01-08-2011
how commen is this t50 socket to get the pulley off?
01-09-2011
very.
01-09-2011
Which way did u turn the t50 to get the pulley off cause i was told it was reverse threaded and turned it clockwise and snapped off the t50 socket into the pulley bolt, and that was with WD 40, either the bolt is really not reverse threaded or autozone's duralast sockets suck ass...
So my car is now dead in the water unless i can somehow extract the broken piece out, old water pump is just hanging by that last screw
Does anyone know if the metal mount thing on the motor the pulley is attached to can be removed, or is it just part of the engine block?
Last edited by 1998DaytonaPaceCar; 01-09-2011 at 09:47 AM.
01-09-2011
Instead of worrying about taking just the pulley off I just removed the mount the pulley is on, only 3 more bolts I believe.
Originally Posted by TLSheff
01-09-2011
^ Hero
what size bolts were they?
01-09-2011
Like 10s I guess. It's been a while since I did mine.
Originally Posted by TLSheff
01-09-2011
thx man, gonna go and hopefully get it done before it snows this afternoon lol
01-09-2011
those bolts are like impossible to get to (i got the upper right one to move that's it), esp the one on the bottom, how did u get to them?
01-09-2011
ummm I didnt need to do any of this. not sure what u broke but I just took the pulley off. are you talking about power steering or idler?
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