E46 Water Pump Pulley Removal

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E46 water pump pulley removal. Use 2 m6 bolts same bolts used to mount thermostat to extract water pump. Sd cruzer 46 949 views. Jack and support the front of the car. In this video tutorial i show you how easy it is to replace the water pump on your bmw.

Next hand tighten the four 10mm water pump mounting nuts. Https youtu be ukfe919xuoa this video is for entertainment purposes only. Removing the old water pump from your bmw e46 is a relatively simple procedure that can be done in less than an hour. Lubricate the water pump o ring with coolant and install in the timing cover.

Install the water pump pulley and torque the four 10mm water pump pulley fasteners in a cross pattern. I also add tips and tricks to help make this job easier. Bmw e46 water pump removal duration. 6 2 unclip plug and wire on thermostat housing.

6 3 remove thermostat housing bracket by removing three 10mm hex bolts with an extension. Thermostat is missing from pictures. Remember that if you have a seized clutch nut on your cooling fan you will need to order a new fan clutch and pulley from our parts list above step 13 below. How to hold the water pump pulley still with no special tools.

Picture shows water pump pulley removed note. Remove the 4 10mm nuts. The water pump has 2 threaded bolt holes to extract the water pump. I was replacing both at the same time.

Accessing the e46 m3 water pump 6 1 remove the water pump pulley by removing four 10mm hex bolts. Torque four 10mm water pump mounting nuts in a criss cross pattern to specs.