Devilfish 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Looks like the squeeking wasnt the tensioner but the water pump dying I have looked on that russian site and it says you have to disconnect the engine mounts and exhaust, and move the engine! OMFG!! what a pain in the ass! !amazed has anyone got a how to or the bently manual? could they have a look for me and see if this is correct??? thanks Christhere goes my weekend... Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 http://volkswagen.msk.ru/engine/aaa_afp_2_8.pdfrussian site Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Could imagine it being a bit of a nightmare to get at. ACF might know - he seems to have replaced nearly everything on his VR Link to post Share on other sites
pete8tch 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 can have a look in a bently 2morrow wonder if it could be an underneath job Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 had a look and there is about 1-2 inches of space between it an the inner wing... Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Thats wierd I thought there was enough room to do it! Will check me Bently manual tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 cheers dude... Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 thats a bummer dude, someone on here will know for sure , most probably andrew! what do the russians know anyhow, they gave us the trabant and stoopid fruit pastel style hats for godsake! Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 lol although what about vodka??? Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 main water pump is one of the things that hasn't broke on my car! (i've prob tempted fate now)i haven't got me bentley here to check what it says, but clearance is very tight in the bay, and i think the water pump is too high up for access.word of warning....support your downpipe by tieing it up or somthing, as the flexi joins can be damaged if you leave it hanging (happened to mine) Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 i have seen this job done and it isnt to bad just undo engine mounts and jack it up as far as it will go,be careful !leasy thenbloke i watched left exhust alone[ Edited Fri Feb 11 2005, 03:03PM ] Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 gonna attempt it this weekend.. shall i take pics? might be of bloody knuckles and snapped exhast tho!! Thanks everyone youve been great! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 pictures are always good mate Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Fitting guide sounds good mate. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Nerih 0 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 right sorry for a late reply, but i had this exact problem, i bought a new pulley tensioner only to find my water pump was shagged. My mechanic and i managed to get the water pump out by undoing the engine mounts and jacking the engine up (with more care than ever!!) until the water pump was able to come out of its housing, it only needs to go up about 1 or 2 inches, i found the most important thing that might get stretched was the fuel lines...keep an eye on them. exhaust manifold looked okay when the engine was jacked up.i have pics of my water pump, they arent nice.... Link to post Share on other sites
Devilfish 0 Posted February 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 ok did it in about 2.5 hours.. its easy really .. jack up car .. put on axel stands... undo both engine mounts.. jack up engine ... remove pump look at my pump %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
DundeeDub 0 Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 doesn't look the healthiest, any idea what caused it to break like that Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 That is dodgy!! Wheres the remnants of it? Link to post Share on other sites
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