99 Nissan Pathfinder Water Pump Replacement

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You will need:
1. New Water Pump
2. Drain Pan

Instructions

1. Place a drain pan underneath the radiator. Be sure the engine is cool before you drain the cooling system from the radiator into the pan.
2. Remove the undercover and the suspension member stay.
3. Un-install the radiator shrouds, the cooling fan and the drive belts.
4. Take the water drain plug out of the engine, *Note* this is on the side of the cylinder block where the water pump is located.
5. Pull off the chain tensioner cover as well as the water pump cover.
6. Push the timing chain tensioner sleeve up and put a stopper pin in it to keep it from slipping. Take out the chain tensioner assembly.
7. Loosen and remove the water pump mounting bolts and turn the crankshaft pulley in a backward motion until it rotates 20 degrees, which will secure the area between the timing chain and water pump.
8. Add 2 M8 bolts to the water pump fixing bolt holes. Tighten them by hand, alternating turning a half turn each at a time unit they reach the timing chain rear case. Doing it this way will prevent damage to the timing chain rear case.
9. Remove the water pump.
10. Put some engine oil along with some antifreeze on the o-rings and install the new pump with the new o-rings.
11. Clean all mounting surfaces on the water pump cover, chain tensioner and the front cover matting surface and then install these components.
12. Put a bead of liquid gasket onto the matting surface on the water pump cover and the chain tensioner.
13. Turn the crankshaft pulley back to its starting position (20 degrees forward).
14. Apply some engine oil to the timing chain tensioner and the oil hole and install the timing chain tensioner. Then remove the stopper pin.
15. Reattach and install all the remaining components in reverse order in which they were removed.
16. Start the car and check for leaks when the engine reaches normal operating temperature.

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Article Title:	99 Nissan Pathfinder Water Pump Replacement

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