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I have been meaning to get around to this for a while now although it should be noted that I have never noticed any ill effects from not having the pump but the opportunity came up to buy a new pump on the cheap locally so I thought I would take the time to replace it... although as it turned out it was the wrong model…
Not to be defeated a few modifications were made (thanks to Beau from Camden GTI) and the plug that was once keyed wrong now fits nicely:
In my case I had replaced the old dead pump a few years back with this to remove the restriction of the dead pump.
The process is simple enough, take the leads off the coil pack (nothing their positions), take out the bolts holding the plastic cowling in place (you only need to remove the bit on the right. There is two obvious bolts and another behind (marked in green). A little bit of shifting and this piece should come free past the throttle cable.
If your replacing an existing pump you *might* be able to replace it from this point, but I chose to also remove the coil pack for greater access. One bolt from each corner and it comes away. It's expensive, so best to make sure you don't drop it:
After it's out your left with a nice big space to work in:
There isn't much static pressure in the line so I managed to unscrew the hose clamps and replace my joint with the pump loosing very very little fluid, just make sure everything is as elevated as possible and have the new pump near to hand. You could always clamp the pipes I suppose, but it worked for me.
so out with the old:
and in with the new:
I ran some power from the battery to make sure it all worked (which it does), hooked up the various connectors and put the coil pack back in place. Before putting all the cowling back in place I hooked the leads back up and ran the engine for a while to make sure there were no leaks and the coolant level was still good.
After it was all tested the plastics can go back on and everything neatened back up.
Simple
Not to be defeated a few modifications were made (thanks to Beau from Camden GTI) and the plug that was once keyed wrong now fits nicely:
In my case I had replaced the old dead pump a few years back with this to remove the restriction of the dead pump.
The process is simple enough, take the leads off the coil pack (nothing their positions), take out the bolts holding the plastic cowling in place (you only need to remove the bit on the right. There is two obvious bolts and another behind (marked in green). A little bit of shifting and this piece should come free past the throttle cable.
If your replacing an existing pump you *might* be able to replace it from this point, but I chose to also remove the coil pack for greater access. One bolt from each corner and it comes away. It's expensive, so best to make sure you don't drop it:
After it's out your left with a nice big space to work in:
There isn't much static pressure in the line so I managed to unscrew the hose clamps and replace my joint with the pump loosing very very little fluid, just make sure everything is as elevated as possible and have the new pump near to hand. You could always clamp the pipes I suppose, but it worked for me.
so out with the old:
and in with the new:
I ran some power from the battery to make sure it all worked (which it does), hooked up the various connectors and put the coil pack back in place. Before putting all the cowling back in place I hooked the leads back up and ran the engine for a while to make sure there were no leaks and the coolant level was still good.
After it was all tested the plastics can go back on and everything neatened back up.
Simple
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