3.8L WATER PUMP GM, BUICK, CHEVY, PONTIAC replacement FAST! 3800 series II 95-05 Olds

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

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[@williebarnes8345]

My car leaks water from the bottom as soon as I put it in I notice its leaking from under car

[@jabe3780]

No BS, just the facts. This guy makes the best "How to videos" . Love how fast he lays it out, no puppies or kids...just the facts we're looking for. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@williambrennan5701]

this video has been out 6 years now and its still helping people. No nonsense straight forward how to video, thank you. I have done many of of these on gen 2 3800 ,a but i always watch a video right before i do because no matter how many times you do something someone knows something you don't and can make your life easier . Didn't know about the funnel bunny, very cool.

[@pontiacsrule8761]

Great video on water pump removal. For everyone complaining about Dex Cool, don't leave it in there for 5 years & or 150k miles. If you change it sooner, you will be fine. You can easily check the acidity of the antifreeze with a volt meter. Many videos cover that subject here on KZbin

[@thomaskovacs5094]

I just swap the dexcool out for the old school green stuff 😂

[@whatsit2ya247]

Thanks for the great video! A little tip on that power steering pump, take the front tire off and hold pump from underneath while putting in lower bolt with other hand, (magnetic socket helps) had it done in minutes!

[@craigcarlock5799]

Thank you so much for this quick and easy video. You showed me exactly what I needed to know without a bunch of nonsense. Especially the bit about the power steering pump. I really do appreciate it.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

No prob! Thx for commenting

[@gavinrohrbach1087]

Just saved me the biggest headache getting that power steering pump off easily thank you so much!

[@roycef6632]

great job when you changer water pump change the plastic elbows to the new ac delco aluminum elbows

[@thevulture0617]

Wish I woulda watched this when I had my ‘96 you made it look so easy… spent a week on it lol

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Kind of annoying that one of the bolts is behind the PS pulley but whatever. This is a good video, very to-the-point and informative. I have to do this on a friend's 3800 II and would have been a bit surprised at that one bolt. Thank you for posting this video.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Yeah definitely annoying to get to the one bolt. But not a bad job. Glad the video was helpful.

[@mrfish3961]

ps pump a pain

[@whatsit2ya247]

I know, right!! Whoever designed that needs beaten, badly!

[@Ereezyy]

This is the most instructive video I’ve seen

[@christopherayala348]

No bs straight forward and detailed thank you my hero!! 😂

[@spopajr]

Thank you. The part about the power steeing pump helped me and my son out today.

[@JethroNeemo]

Brilliant! Thank you for a no dicking around video. Just the pertinent info, wham bam thank you man.

[@tg8150]

“Little tricky” to get the power steering pump bolts back in is the understatement of the year. Literally takes four hands and a few hours of cursing and the urge to commit mass murder due to the anger it creates. 🙈

[@piggy5677]

TG I was about to make the same comment. I was out in 96 degree weather, sweating,irritated too no end about to find the engineer that designed this, so I could beat him with a crowbar. I was so pissed. It's brutal.

[@janinec4444]

Great....I look forward to it! Especially, since the whole job so far has taken 2 of us (one an excellent lifelong mechanic) 3 days to do the job considering all the other little "tricky" things nobody told us about. This is NOT a quick and easy water pump. We have a 97 Lesabre. Nobody says how to get out that bottom 3/8 bolt you cannot see--even with little hands. (Get a ratchet box wrench if you can slip your hand in the tiny space). Other tricky issues: - replacing the serpentine. You have to either disconnect the motor mount or remove the lower stud behind the front wheel. The nut (use deep socket 18mm) holding it may require Hercules to loosen it, however. Then you have to reverse torque the stud. - make sure you have all the tools (good strong impact wrench helps) including some you don't think you need, like maybe a hammer. 🤪

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

Don’t remove both of the power steering bolts.loosen them,maybe remove one but only loosen them enough to get to that last water pump bolt.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Good idea!

[@jacobderifield448]

Agreed. Just replaced the pump and never called my car more hurtful names. Now....I have to take it back off to do this literally a month later

[@dontblameme6328]

The impeller disintegration is caused by the garbage GM Dex-cool coolant. Smart owners flush that junk and replace with good ol ethylene glycol green coolant.

[@whatsit2ya247]

Been running it in my Park avenue for twenty years with no issues, now my 06 lacrosse is another thing, just replaced heater core, now water pump!

[@davesomeone4059]

@@whatsit2ya247 yeah my lacrosse is apparently had blocked coolant ports With red gunk for years. Just now tearing the engine down and finding clean coolant everywhere except for where the gunk collected. Somebody mixed coolants in this thing before I got it...

[@whatsit2ya247]

@@davesomeone4059 yep, that will definitely do it! The trick now apparently is replacing everything that is now in jeopardy, just replaced my leaking radiator! Hopefully done replacing parts on this POS!? Stick with one color, and I really don't think it matters as long as you flush and replace every five years, especially with the GM orange, apparently turns to some kind of alien acid, lol!

[@davesomeone4059]

@@whatsit2ya247 oh I hope all that sludge didn't make it to my radiator.. at this point it really doesn't matter I guess since the whole engine is apart. It must be a testament to the 3800 that my engine still running though. The heat hasn't worked very well in this thing since I got it 5 years ago. Engine must have had very hot spots for 5 years straight and didn't even misfire.

[@whatsit2ya247]

@@davesomeone4059 Yeah, one of the best engines I've ever come across, keep your fingers crossed that you NEVER have to replace the heater core!! Having done it once I could do it again without much issue, but that first time, wholly crap!! No real instructions anywhere.

[@thehuntergt]

Best video I have watched on ANY auto repair EVER....staight and to the point. Heading out to attempt mine now.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks so much for your encouraging words. Good luck on your repair

[@ireuel357]

Great vid, man. I already know how to do a water pump but thought I should get a quick peek to see if there's anything unusual or tricky on a 3.8, picked yours because it was short. So many help vids out there poorly edited or way too much blah blah. No nonsense was perfect.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Awesome man, thanks for watching and i hugely appreciate the feedback. That's exactly what I shoot for. Quick and to-the-point!

[@thestevestandardanthinggoe4170]

Exactly what I was doing haha

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

One of the absolute easiest water pumps to change, Liked On the LeSabre you don't need to bother with power steering pump cause it's not in the way

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

One tip, use regular pre mixed coolant, the green kind,, sex cool is crap, it disintegrates every part of the cooling system

[@michaelhungate7506]

I have the 01 Lesabre and I had watched several videos talking about moving the ps pump pulley. I went to the car and I thought well thats not in the way. I am doing alot to it this weekend so I wanted to familiarize myself with everything. I'm doing the waterpump, thermostat, radiator, upper intake, upper and lower hoses, spark plugs, tensioner, and belt. For once it looks like I got the slightly easier one to work on.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

@@michaelhungate7506 yeah they are good reliable cars, I just sold out 02 LeSabre

[@timdavid963]

Great video! No fat on the explanations and thorough with everything. Thanks!

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks man I appreciate the feedback

[@misguidednuke2143]

Nice "non babble" information. Fixing to give one of these a whirl, nice heads up. Doesn't look to bad.

[@mrfish3961]

bad very bad

[@gvxclassics]

Yes, helpful and informative. I had a question on disconnecting the PS pump. Two bolts! Thanks

[@doc525011]

Sorry I couldn't hook ya up better but I'm poor af lol. I appreciate the video. Cut right to the point & efficient ta boot! Right on, my man. Ty

[@coltacp8451]

5-minute water pump replacement damn you're fast man lol

[@edsmith6504]

...and then if you play the video a 2x speed, even faster! lol

[@mrfish3961]

pro not diy

[@christopherhendricks4369]

Good time to change out that motor mount which resides below the waterpump.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

If it ain't broke don't fix it. I can't stand those aftermarket motor mounts. They last like a year. But yeah if the one in there is worn out certainly a good time to replace. With OEM

[@christopherhendricks4369]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow you got that right on the aftermarket mm. The anchor ones are true garbage! Lucky to get one year from those. Gm ones are big $ . $200 a piece last time I looked.

[@isaiahmerida5475]

Great job for making me confident enough to do this on my firebird it was easier because its rwd

[@TheSinkingGarage]

No nonsense with everything I needed to know. Thanks!

[@George-qn4xs]

This guy knows how to explain things

[@davesomeone4059]

If you get the right angle you can see the bottom bolt for the power steering pump. Helps a lot.

[@billywelch2910]

Make sure anyone looking know that this is the exact layout for an 07 buick lacrosse 3.8l i looked through tons of videos and this is the only one that i found

[@michaelrivard4879]

Great video very helpful indeed

[@jackharding98]

Great video, thanks!

[@watkinsrcful]

Thanks man....sure helped me. Easy and to the point.

[@professorchucke4087]

You explained it perfectly! Thank you

[@venisonmantorrez2334]

Great informative video thanks for keeping it short and sweet!

[@rockroll9761]

Thanks

[@bonsaiguy2483]

thank you for this video, you do a great job of covering everything I need to know in a short amount of time

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

No problem man! Thank you for the comment!

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

and good luck on your repair

[@bonsaiguy2483]

Thanks, When I saw that bolt behind the power steering pulley, I thought I was going to have to use a pulley remover, which I have but it looked like a bad spot to try to use it, so I took a break and watched your video, I was so relieved to see how you just popped out those two bolts, of course I haven’t tried to get them back in yet lol

[@brianrogalski9370]

I know this is an old video but I am going to attempt to put one of these engines in a Fiero - so that helped :-)

[@1999Shortstuff]

The 92-94 Buick LeSabre has a 3800 Series I engine, which has a hidden surprise. I've owned a 94 LeSabre, since new and it now has 179k miles on it. Despite the 3800 Series I being extremely reliable, the 92-94 LeSabres were designed with the right motor mount bracket being bolted to the engine right on top of the water pump. Also, to removed this bracket, I had to jack-up my car ~6 to 7 inches and wrestle with this bracket to get it out of the car, this due to very limited space between the engine & body. I have now replaced this water pump in this car twice over the past 26 years and all I can say is it is absolutely awful design on GM's part.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Damn, yeah that sounds like a pita. I haven't run into one of those yet. Luckily they got away from that design though

[@andrebrunengo4053]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. That poor car had no cooling vanes on the pump?!?!? That's nuts! Now I'm getting ready to crack into mine.... oh, the shame if it looks like that.....

[@isaiahmoquino2368]

Best quick video I’ve seen good job dawg

[@doc525011]

Thanks!

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks very much! I appreciate ya!

[@plumfessor]

Great video, super helpful and concise. Thank you for making this! Life-saver.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Awesome to hear you found it helpful. Thanks

[@bradandsusan96]

Quick, easy, all info needed thanks much

[@davidhagler1730]

Thank you just thank you

[@thestevestandardanthinggoe4170]

I subscribed just because you were right to the point and also gave your opinion on what could be done if given the chance and for good measure

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Cool thanks man! Yeah it seems like some KZbinrs forget that most people watching these type of videos are not here for entertainment. So for that reason I try to make my videos right to the point. No sense in wasting my time or yours.

[@1down4up78]

Not sure if I’m confident or shitting myself. Fuck it, let’s ave a go. Broke down 250k from home, 15k from in-laws. Man needs to look good or I’ll look like a complete useless fuck up. Wish me luck lads.

[@Hoss999]

Bada$$ vid thank you. Literally no nonsense

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks man, yeah that's generally what I shoot for! Cut all the BS out

[@nicnasty1200]

Straight to the point👍🏽

[@jerryhanson3903]

Had to replace mine in a Buick Riviera. The shop had take off an engine mount and Jack the engine up just to take the water pump out, what a horrible design, it was a five hour job. It was also really hard to put on the serpentine belt, I wish my car was a Pontiac Grand Prix.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Oh darn, yeah that sounds pretty annoying! Pontiac is certainly not as bad

[@mattstone73]

The time you just saved me. I owe ya a beer

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Awesome to hear the video helped you out and saved ya some time!

[@Mmyers1177]

Water Pump is Cake, compared to a Lower Intake Manifold. The manifold is cake after you do it one time, but so is everything else for that matter.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Yeah.

[@davidescobedo4144]

I hope you switched out those two plastic 90 degrees for the aluminum ones, them original plastic ones will be an issue later.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

This was a bare minimum job. Guy did not want any extra work. But yes I agree with you and your recommendation

[@carwest11]

"Quick and easy." My 7 hours of hard work and pain say otherwise. I do everything on my vehicles myself yet i will NEVER do this again and if i have to i am just taking it to the shop. That was the hardest shit I've ever done.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Labor times will definitely vary depending on experience and the tools you have at hand. Sorry to hear that you had a struggle with it. But I'm really glad to hear you knocked it out! Thanks for comment and sharing your story.

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

NoNonsenseKnowHow how hard do you think this is on a 2004 Monte Carlo?

[@matinman24]

i said the same thing the first time i did mine. now i'm about to do it again today.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Damn, leaking again?

[@mrfish3961]

ya i know ps pump in stall wow '''''''''''''''''''''

[@jaydeeee668]

04 pontiac. You have to raise to motor and take off the motor mounts

[@j.j.7023]

Do a part 2. Showing more info on specific extentions etc. Show MORE.

[@garrettspivey]

This engine actually has a bleeder valve near the thermostat to burp the air, so you wouldn't need that special tool. Otherwise great video

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Most of The GM V6 have that, but this one did not from what I remember. That's the reason I used the tool

[@tremoneymoney1918]

Thanks a lot really helpful

[@dmtripreport8542]

Thank you so much man, going to be doing this to my 02 grand prix on monday, and you got me pumped to get the job done!

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Good stuff man! The video probably makes it look a touch easier than it is. Definitely a little tight in there and getting that power steering pump lined up is a pita. Good luck on the job! Let me know how you make out

[@dmtripreport8542]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow >getting that power steering pump lined up is a pita Yea, I was thinking about using something to help prop it up, maybe it will take the weight off, or something like thin pipe or a wire coat hanger make it easier to line the threads up, I'll definitely let you know if I come up with something to make it a little easier. I will also be replacing those plastic elbows with metal ones, as that's where most of my leak is actually coming from. Figured just do the pump too because it's likely been eaten away as much as the one in the video. What's the best thing to use to clean up the area? Break cleaner? Is there anything in that area that break cleaner will destroy?

[@rpashoukos]

No nonsense, you got that right :) Great video!

[@karlosbrown4639]

I had a difficult time installing the power steering pump bolts any advice

[@GrandmaDickson100]

Excellent said all the key points 💯

[@joea4501]

Great, thanks !

[@jamesshepherd5805]

Great video!

[@georgebunn8690]

Great Video! Thanks!!!!

[@atomicdmt8763]

outstanding! thank you for your service **

[@kameronstout4847]

Good ole dexcool

[@spencersmyth5221]

great details thank you

[@kingromeo7328]

Mann I need him to do my water pump on this same car.....what state is he in??

[@christopherlindsey5291]

My tensioner won't release. I'm wondering how you make it go back forward where the belt will be tight

[@whatsit2ya247]

Did you ever get it? COUNTER CLOCKWISE with the 15mm bolt that spring is pretty stiff.

[@christopherlindsey5291]

@@whatsit2ya247 yes

[@alexdodd9853]

When I tried to get the pump loose I couldn't get it out because the pulley was on there how do you get the pulley back on there once you put the pump

[@billk65]

Great video but what's the secret to replace the belt with the motor mount in the way Thanks

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks. And I don't remember the motor mount being a problem

[@billk65]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow On 99 Bonneville there is a side motor mount

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Darn. Yea guess I gotta remove it

[@Maxmrax]

400 bucks for this, all you need to do is pull the belt remove the water pump pulley, clean it, put the new one on tighten it, put the pulley, put back on the belt and done. 3 hours my ass.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Unless I read your comment wrong, you forgot to mention replacing the pump? Or are you saying a pulley is all that's needed? LOL

[@mrfish3961]

cake ya ha ha ha ha ha

[@michaelcole3914]

I wish You would showed where the big boat went

[@seanmahoney90]

GREAT FREAKIN VID!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks bud!

[@seanmahoney90]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow my pleasure. @simplemansean

[@moe2398]

Great video.. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Thanks Moe

[@ribertpavka4093]

Any tips getting the power steering back on??

[@RedQNZ]

anyone have a good guess on what the price range would be for a shop to do it? I am in Queens NY. I think mine just went and I had to leave it at a neighborhood shop. The car was overheating and making some rough noises from the bottom of the engine area. Luckily I only drive the car 50 yards to a shop when it happened. Oh well its a 2001 things go on old cars. thx

[@frederick.jackson]

I have a 99 park Avenue and I have a motor mount blocking me from getting the pulley off of the water pump. I unbolted the bolts but I can't get the pulley outta the space provided. Can you help me out

[@blazeandcyrus]

nice video

[@quintonstarman9832]

Thank fuck, was getting pissed off at my GTP doing it's water pump and couldn't find where the power steering pump bolts were.

[@joeycarpeal]

What is the plastic elbow above the water pump? Mime has a pin hole and is leaking! Thanks In advance

[@joeoe6936]

Will I need a flame to get those bolts out if I ever need to change this out again

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

No

[@rodlrfilmmakercreator1460]

I paid & 300 for replace water pump and thermostat. But now I hear a noise when I hit the pedal gas. What can be?

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Hard to say without actually hearing the noise. Sorry I couldn't be of more help

[@rodlrfilmmakercreator1460]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow I was at the same mechanic and this happened. I my car to the mechanics because the temperature goes high. So they change the water pump and Thermostat and also change the belt. The car was fixed but next day I heard a noise from the engine. I bring my car to the mechanics again and they said is the belt tentioner. I think they damage that when they put the belt. So now they said to fixed will me cost $150. What you think? They damage the part or just want to do the labor because will be a new job?

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

@@rodlrfilmmakercreator1460 again, it's really hard to speculate without seeing the vehicle. I've seen everything under the sun happen at my work. A lot of times people think it's the mechanics fault and it's not.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Armed with this video, you can take it apart yourself and probably fix the noise. That's one of the reasons I became a mechanic, I didn't trust other people working on my vehicle

[@jorgeriojas6487]

I just replace this water pump on my 05 Buick LaCrosse 3.8 . Not sure what happened but the new pump is leaking from the gasket area where it meets the engine block. Did I intsall it wrong ? Maybe defective part?

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Probably installed it wrong or it's the wrong part. Sorry to hear that it's leaking again.

[@niterbum]

i've a 95 Riviera series 1......i took out the 4 8mm bolts from the coolant pump pulley and it will not come away from the coolant pump face plate/spindle.....it it pressed on? there is quite a bit of rust on the face plate area or is it just rusted on....i don't want to damage anything trying to pry it off

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

No it's not a press-fit or anything. It probably just has some Rust behind it. I would spray it with rust penetrant and lightly tap on it with a small Hammer to help the penetrant work its way in

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Definitely possible to bend the pulley if you pry it off

[@niterbum]

@@NoNonsenseKnowHow got it, thanks 3 days later, a lot of tapping and pb blaster no damage..now i can get at main problem...camshaft sensor

[@niterbum]

cleaning mating surfaces of rust and a little lithium grease to prevent this from happing again

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Got you. Glad to hear you got it off. And yeah a good call with the lithium grease

[@jiggyg2604]

how much would this job cost? i have a 99 lumina ltz with the same motor. it never overheats. soon as the temp needle hits the middle, it starts to go back down.but i smell a lil bit of coolant after a drive. the low coolant light has been tweaking for 3 days. i checked and the proper amount of coolant was there. it only has 87k. i subbed to your channel as well.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Honestly I'm not sure, because I don't get involved with the pricing at my work at all. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. And thank you so much for the subscribe! It's not a difficult job at all and with some basic tools you can get this job done no problem! Let me know how you make out and thanks again

[@dontblameme6328]

That does not sound like a WP issue. Nevertheless... It's impossible to accurately diagnose this on a youtube comment post. Take it to a reputable shop and get a proper diag and repair.

[@guadalupelopez3870]

What is the torque specs for those water pump screws

[@adamdcoca4668]

Hy y

[@dontblameme6328]

No need to dismount the PS pump! There are holes in the PS pump pulley that you pass the socket extension thru to access that one WP bolt.

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

Maybe on yours. But not on this one. When you back the bolt out without removing the power steering pump, it runs right into the ribbed belt portion of the pulley

[@mrfish3961]

in stall good luck

[@Ibuildsht]

Forgot the part we're u remove your fking motor mount

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

It's in there

[@roosterboostr31]

Thank you 🙏

[@leelepczyk7606]

Thank you

[@NoNonsenseKnowHow]

No prob!

[@donteblack7294]

Thank you for the video