E36 Water Pump Removal

Remove the four pump mounting bolts with a 13 mm deep socket.

E36 water pump removal. Make sure the basin is still under the pump and remove the hose. As for the water pump it is indeed held on with nuts studs bolts. Buy betooll 32mm fan clutch nut wrench water pump holder removal tool kit for bmw e34 e39 e36 e46 e90. Use a 13mm socket and extension to remove them.

Place a piece of cardboard between the pump and the radiator to protect it then wiggle and pull the pump out of the block. Now that you loosen the four bolts on the water pump pulley it s easy to remove them. There 3 bolts holding water pump to the block. Simply remove them and then you should be able to tap off the water pump with a rubber mallet.

Place a catch pan under the front of the engine to collect the coolant that will drain from the block when you remove the water pump. The water pump belt is not directly held to the engine one of the pulleys is indeed a tensioner see the tensioner article for more clarity. E36 1991 1999 notes on replace water pump 1991 318i e36 jump to latest follow. Looks like there was nothing wrong with the old.

The pulley looks to be made of a high impact plastic. They can be difficult to see but are located here. Keep the bolts and the pulley in a safe place. Wayne at pelican parts.

This is bmw parts item ste30330 described as stewart high performance water pump for bmw e36 e46 e39 x3 x5 z3 z4 which you can buy online at bimmerworld at the best price. Begin by using a 10mm deep socket to remove the four nuts on the studs holding the water pump to the block. It take a while to make it work but as i was helping a friend of mine to remove his same problem as my but it took two guys 3 hours to get everything removed and took 20 minutes with slide hammer of constant pounding finally it give so this can be a good idea for all e36 4. If you ve removed the fluid from the reservoir only a small amount of fluid should drain but it s nothing you d want on the floor.