Rb25 Water Pump Install Vl

[frozenwaffles]

well today was an epic day...

my engine is out as the car is getting a full respray.

the speedo is over 90k so i though its a good time to pull heaps of shit off the engine and check or clean it!

i also have a hks timing belt and exhaust cam gear. bought the dayco kit for the pullys and away i went. i also got a VL japanese water pump as i didnt have to time get one from nissan, due to the fact i am workin gon a tight schedule. the car will be at austo salon this weekend!

anyways, one of the bolts didnt line up, being the small M6 bolt at the top. so i left it out and made sure all the bolts were done up nice and tight...i did clean the surface on the engine where the water pump meets up so as to ensure a perfect seal with the gasket and the pump!

so those that have done the dodge and skipped the M6 bolt, did you have any problems? how tight did you do the bolts up on the rest of the water pump?

i did them all up so that you coundn't really turn them any more... but that was with an average size ratchet so they wernt stupid tight!

[Jmaac]

Cant you just elongate the hole a little/alot so you can get the bolt in? at least then you can put a bearing load on that portion of the gasket. I wouldnt go much higher than recommended torques as you could possibly damage/warp the pump sealing faces...?

Make sure you seal around the gasket and the inside of the bolt holes with gasket goo and u should be fine - you want a high temp, hard drying type

Watch your water temps. as there are impellor differences between the SOHC and the DOHC. DOHC has an improved, higher flowing, design that reduces cavitation

Edited November 26, 2007 by Jmaac