96-2000 Civic water pump replacement: Part 1 (DIY guide)

[@sanyachaisanyasanya8310]

Thanks so much for your video I get my car done today after watching your save my money $600 thanks

[@gregjones8556]

Liked. I used it as an excellent reference throughout the job. Harmonic balancer bolt most difficult. Be patient. Use good judgment. I was warned. And they were correct. It was extremely tight. But I won. Thanks for your efforts. Very much appreciated.

[@Tony-tk4ht]

this looks fun

[@HomeownerDIY]

Its always fun to save $600 doing things yourself!

[@kalebguitar]

it's not

[@ElonTusk2024]

changing mine out right meow!

[@HomeownerDIY]

Good luck to you!!

[@Washingtonium]

Meow right

[@lurodriguez2682]

Thank you for this!

[@iamKeenen]

so I need to prepare to not use my car for roughly 2 days(5-8 hours of daylight)?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, l think your asking how much time you need to do the job? Depends on your skills, resources, etc. I would say give yourself atleast a solid day. Please keep in mind that l filmed the video so l spent alot of time checking to make sure the video is what l want. You will not have to do this.

[@MarcosBuenrostroLifestyle]

Hey quick question if anyone knows it would be a lot of help my AC fan never turns on. Not with the AC running not when the car warms up does anyone know why ?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, have you checked the fuse? It maybe burned out.

[@MarcosBuenrostroLifestyle]

@@HomeownerDIY could be possible thank you for the reply I’ll check it out !

[@JoJoG187]

I have oil in my coolant reservoir. And also in my radiator. And have a coolant leak coming from that bottom pulley you used the special tool for . I think that coolant leak is coming from my water pump. Can you give me some on-site on what you think it is

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your comment, if you have oil in your coolant, sounds like you have a blown head gasket. The gasket between the block and valve train. Is the coolant milky looking?

[@JoJoG187]

Whatever coolant leaking from the water pump has no oil at all it’s green . Only in the radiator there is coolant . And the container . Thanks for the fast response

[@HomeownerDIY]

@@JoJoG187 If you have oil in the rad/res means you have oil in the system. Coolant cycles from the block to rad in a circle to pick up heat and cool in the rad. Maybe the oil is too thick to leak from the water pump?

[@JoJoG187]

@HomeownerDIY yes that might be true but I was told that the radiator might have its own oil line in it . But I’m never heard of that before . We are gonna change the water pump but was thinking I should check the head gasket as well

[@HomeownerDIY]

@@JoJoG187 I have never heard of an oil line to the rad. Oil is a lubricant, coolant is for cooling. I maybe wrong, but I have never heard of the need to cool oil. The block needs to be cooled. What is the reason to change the water pump? Oil in the coolant? Overheating? Strange sounds?

[@219Fishing]

I have coolant leaking from the crank pulley can it be from a bad seal on the water pump???

[@HomeownerDIY]

From the crank pulley, sounds like the crankshaft oil seal. Can you tell if its oil or coolant? Is the level in the coolant reservoir going down constantly? I had my crankshaft oil seal replaced at the 120K mile mark when the timing belt was done the second time because it was leaking.

[@219Fishing]

It’s coolant for sure . Coolant is dripping from crank unto my oil pan .

[@HomeownerDIY]

@@219Fishing My first guess is yes, its from the waterpump. You need to take crank pulley off to see. You may have a crack in the block somewhere, but the odds of that are much lower than the waterpump leaking.

[@talhaikram9191]

Hello, So i was searching on KZbin about coolant leakage and found your video and realised that the water pump could actually leak(did not know it happened :), i have a 1998 honda civic that is just disappearing coolant, i check the radiator and coolant reservoir and coolant level goes down in a short amount of time but no crack/leak on the pipes or the radiator, and also no head gasket leak as there are no bubbles seen from the radiator cap and mo smoke from exhaust. So i wanted to ask you, can a water pump coolant leak can easily be identified or do i have to pressure test it? where should i be looking for a coolant leak since there is a timing cover on top of the water pump?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, when you take off the timing covers, if you see coolant on the inside of the cover, l am going to assume its the water pump leaking. I would start with the covers,mirror and flash light before doing a pressure test. I dont think there is any other part of the cooling system on this side of the block other than the water pump. Please let me know if you need any more help.

[@talhaikram9191]

@@HomeownerDIY just one more question, Does the lower timing cover come off separately or do I have to do the whole process of taking of the valve cover, upper timing cover and then the lower timing cover? I very much appreciate you replying to my questions btw

[@HomeownerDIY]

@@talhaikram9191 There are 2 covers,upper and lower. Upper needs to come off first before you can take off the lower.

[@talhaikram9191]

@@HomeownerDIY that's what I thought, thanks

[@michaelpaterson8086]

How did you diagnose that the water pump was the issue Brother, would coolant licking below the timing belt area indicate a water pump is bad Bro?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, yes after doing a coolant flush l noticed coolant was leaking under the water pump. That is one thing about doing flushes: Leaks can be exposed that sludge was stopping from leaking. The pump itself was still good but might as well put on a brand new one as the other could go any time. Besides a flush video, l also have a coolant leak checking video done on the car that you may want to look at.

[@fvcknzayyy1782]

What Ryobi gun is that?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, its a Ryobi 1/2" impact. It doesnt have the power of a Milwaukee Fuel 1/2" impact but it still gets the job and its about half the cost of the Milwaukee Fuel.

[@fvcknzayyy1782]

What model impact gun? And I'm doing a timing belt job using your vid as reference. I appreciate you for this amazing step by step vid, keep up the fantastic work!

[@HomeownerDIY]

@@fvcknzayyy1782 The model of the impact is P261. Hopefully you wont break a ton of plastic clips on your project. Good luck sir!

[@lyamzavala2944]

Hello bro, a question... is the water pump of a d15b the same as that of a d16a?

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, based on the search l did, looks like the water pump is the same reguardless of model.

[@lyamzavala2944]

Thank you very much friend, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱 

[@Dz_Animations]

How the fuck did you take that crankshaft bolt out that easy.. I bought a 20v 3 amp impact that should turn it and it just won’t.

[@HomeownerDIY]

Thanks for your question, what brand of impact did you use? Believe it or not, not all tools are made equal. The first time I went to crack the bolt loose it took a while. Also do you have the crank holding tool as well to keep the crank from moving? As a plan B, you can try a breaker bar with a cheater bar as well but you will need a second person to keep everything in place. I think the breaker bar is actually a harder way to do it.

[@resaleking14]

Any socket wrench with a pipe for more leverage and you can crack anything and impact cannot. 😅