Buick Lucerne V6 Water Pump Replacement 2005-2011 GM 3800 Engine

[@fernandoboero1852]

Best mechanics guide! Could not have done the job without you.

[@Viva_Zero]

You really helped me and my gramps out. I've only driven a motorcycle in my life instead of a car and my gramps is really lost at models post-2000. With the help of your video we were able to figure everything out and being able to get the water pump and the power steering pump set, and our '08 Lucerne is running again. Helped save us a lot of money and stress being able to fix things ourselves with your help. Thank you so much, man.

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad I was able to help!

[@mannyfresh8980]

I own a Lucerne myself and you made it look easy thank you keep the videos coming

[@FalconsGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@pbbrown-lott9105]

@@FalconsGaragehello sir why does my car temp goes up only when traveling on the freeway

[@rodolforios1057]

my neighbor asked me to replace the water pump on said car. Thanks for the info 🧰😎

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad to help

[@rodolforios1057]

it was the other motor, smaller water pump, even easier to change, didn’t remove anything but the pump. Belt, 4 10mm pulley bolts and 6 pump bolts 😎

[@davidgarrett4207]

Thanks...very helpful and informative. Tomorrow I'll install a new water pump on my daughters 2007 Buick Lucerne.

[@FalconsGarage]

Good luck with the project!

[@victorbaez476]

Great video made my water pump installation so easy.

[@chaseww]

I just had the water pump change and I'll tell you it was definitely a job. Everything went easy but the four 13 mm bolts on the water pump. All four 13 mm long bolts go into the timing chain cover into the block. 2 of them were really stuck in there and trying to get them out where a bitch. I should have took a picture of them. They bring some of the gasket material out from the timing cover from what I could see. It was very hard to pull them out. I thought they were going to strip. And then the timing cover on the left side started leaking a little bit after the complete install of the water pump. Then after several attempts of tightening the 13 mm bolts more it looks like it finally stopped. I would highly recommend that doing this water pump install you might have to replace the timing cover gasket as well especially if it's an older Lucerne with many miles. The other four little 10 mm bolts only go into the water pump. So far so good no leaks, 🤞 I think what happens is the Dex Cool antifreeze eats all the gaskets especially the upper intake lower intake and the timing cover gaskets. If you have a 100,000 miles or more on your car you going to have to replace some eventually

[@elcaballopapi]

Did it today on my 06 Lucerne, thanks for the video

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad it helped

[@DiscoingGD1989]

You da man! Better explained here than in the FSM.

[@charliesmith8760]

Awesome video! Saved myself a couple hundred bucks at least. Thank you!

[@robertallison1078]

Great video! Thanks for making this! Your explanation of the process is excellent!

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jawharokinyi7180]

I have the same car and water pump is junk so I have to fix it. This is very helpful.

[@Laynenelson320]

Very clear and very informative. Great video thanks for saving me money

[@FalconsGarage]

Great to hear!

[@fredzahn2798]

Did a great job. Described each step perfectly. Reminder to check bolt lengths. Why power steering needed to be moved. Thanks Falcon.

[@FalconsGarage]

Great tip!

[@Bravadadajeff]

Thankyou very helpful on my 2007 LaCrosse I needed that info!

[@briceswope3800]

Fantastic video! thank you!

[@thomasnesbitt5077]

You did a great and detailed job sir.

[@FalconsGarage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lawy3077]

Thank you! About to help a friend out and this is spot on, exactly what I was looking for👍

[@jimg7647]

Thank you for posting the serpentine belt diagram.

[@davidjaramillo9386]

🙏 bless you brother. Thanx a mill

[@Boardinfourlife]

Excellent informative video my man 👍

[@trecom82]

Very easy to follow. Thank you

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@huntergreen9381]

Awesome video! Thank you so much man

[@eg2006]

Great vid, bro.

[@MartinOMeara-l9z]

Thanks man!

[@chaseww]

Great video. Thank u👍👍👍

[@jeff-f7g]

That's a great video. Very down to the point for everything to do this job. One quick question. I know you didn't use a torque bar on the bolts on the water pump. But if you had to use a torque bar what are the four large bolts in the torque specs,? and the four small bolts on the water pump in torque specs? But if you did it at torque specs could you just tell me what they would be? Thanks so much for your help

[@chadbutler3277]

Thanks guy!

[@TIS725]

You the man! Thank you!!!!

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad it helped!

[@timcoleman4510]

Thanks very helpful

[@joelutz7529]

when you said dont take the belt off until you loosen the 4 bults around the power steering pulley did you mean the water pump pully??

[@FalconsGarage]

yes .. sorry

[@paigenicoleturner8033]

Great video frfr

[@brianheuschkel3391]

Great video!!!

[@joesphschramm3754]

Thank you! Love my 06 V8 Lucerne. Quick question, do you think it would be better to have the plastic cover off the top of the engine? Seems a little overboard. I figure you don't want heat trapped in that area under the hood.

[@tee2171]

If there's dowl pins, wouldn't there be no need to place silicone? I get it, you do it to help you keep the gasket in place but that's what the pins are for? To keep the gasket and pump in place as you tighten everything back up.

[@mxbug4325]

Thank you! that helped a lot

[@FalconsGarage]

Glad to hear it!

[@righteousdivine]

Great video! What did you use to clean the area after removing the original water pump? And what type of silicon did you use to keep the gasket in place? Thanks

[@FalconsGarage]

just a razor blade to clean, and used some gray silicon .. nothing fancy because its just to hold it in place

[@sxyangeleyez]

thank you

[@FalconsGarage]

You're welcome

[@righteousdivine]

Hey, Falcon. Just changed the pump thanks to this video! But, what's the best way to burp this engine??? Thanks again!

[@FalconsGarage]

turn on the car with out the radiator cap and let the air/ bobbles com out

[@righteousdivine]

​@FalconsGarage thanks! I did that and while air bubbles did come out, so did the coolant. And the coolant in the reservoir started boiling! ????

[@dukelawr]

Super helpful, thanks. What did you use to clean it?

[@FalconsGarage]

Just brake cleaner and a razor blade

[@joehuizar1641]

How much coolant do you put in the radiator after you put rhe pump on

[@FalconsGarage]

impossible to know with out seen it .. just fill radiator until full

[@PokgiWorld]

great video

[@FalconsGarage]

thanks bro

[@dnell816]

It would have really helped if you showed how to line the power steering pump back up

[@Peace22_]

For anyone wondering and reading this comment also hoping for this, I had trouble getting the bottom bolt to find the threads since I could not see where it need to be. My suggestion is make sure to thread in the top bolt with the pump on because that one you can see from the engine bay. Make sure the top bolt is only threaded in enough to hold the pump up so you have room to play. Lift the car at that passenger front wheel and remove the wheel. From there you should be able to maneuver yourself in a fashion that you can take however long you need and figure out how the pump moves and needs to adjust to get the bolt in the right position. For me I observed the movement and concluded from above the engine bay I would take my left arm with dry fingers and hold the bolt with two of them while also pushing down the pump flat and pulling slightly up, then using my fingers to spin the bolt just a little so it would lock in the threads. This was tricky so to save yourself the stress, just take more things apart like control arms or strut tower to get to the bolt and hold the pump at the same time from the bottom. As long as you can put it back together you'll save more time than losing years of your life from the stress 😭. Good luck y'all.

[@harrycash8713]

So you don't have to put any silicone on the bolts to keep them from leaking, correct?

[@MasterMind-zw3zl]

Incorrect

[@JoshuaK32]

Did you drain the coolant completely out of the radiator before removing the pump?

[@FalconsGarage]

you could but not needed, yes SOME coolant will leak but not all if you dont drain the radiator

[@andrehodge5634]

What size is the bolts and length for the power steering pump

[@josephmadison7266]

When you remove the power steering pump, do you have to drain/replace anything?

[@FalconsGarage]

the power steering pump? no

[@josephmadison7266]

Falcon's Garage thanks man! I’m trying to help a friend and there isn’t a chilton for the 08 Lucerne.

[@MichaelBoltonsEntireCatalog]

@@josephmadison7266 Chilton Manual: See Figure 1. See Figure 2. If it does not remove, see Figure 1.

[@dakodawarren1457]

A link to purchase the part would be helpful

[@UnlistedAges]

Hi i did not know you had 3 channels

[@joelaureles7467]

Great job looks good,very helpful

[@dontazz2003]

How do you get the. Small bolts off before removing the belt. When everything moves when you try taking them off.

[@rodolforios1057]

use a screwdriver going across two bolts so the pulley won’t spin, and loosen one of the others as you go around

[@Jman23199]

I have a 2005 Buick lacrosse with a 3800 series 3 any idea on how to handle that one because I can’t find it anywhere

[@FalconsGarage]

should be almost the same

[@Slim2kk]

@@FalconsGarage for this process how long did it take to replace the water pump? It says on average 2-3 hours

[@DETROITALIAS]

I noticed he didn't glue both sides of the gasket wow.... Can it be done without glue on both sides....

[@FalconsGarage]

There is actually no need for any silicone. I use it to hold the gasket in place

[@themikeymikechannel2947]

New water pump and my car still leaking coolant!! I have no clue where it's coming from , bad coolant line(s)????

[@psycheofaradical7277]

How do you clean off the surface?

[@FalconsGarage]

brake cleaner and a razor blade

[@Jerseygirl777]

About what price should I be paying my mechanic to get this done?

[@FalconsGarage]

about 1-2 hours worth of labor .. depending what a hourly mechanic rate is were you live

[@edgarcuhhh1001]

The part beside the alternator were the heater cores hoses are connected is leaking what that part is name ?

[@norbostl]

Idler tensioner pulley, it's weird on this car it also has coolant flowing through it. Just replaced mine last week. Make sure to get aluminum elbows to replace the plastic ones that break

[@colt2206]

Man that belt is bad shape

[@andrewrobinson1246]

Does this work on the 3900? My lucerne has the 3900

[@FalconsGarage]

Andrew Robinson yes it should.

[@lennyyu4025]

Andrew Robinson 3900 is a little bit different but the procedure is the same.

[@andrehodge5634]

I'm trying to line up the top bolt on the power steering pump

[@dnell816]

I'm having the same problem

[@FargoPoppedYa]

how long did this take you to replace?

[@FalconsGarage]

1-2 hours

[@itsyounqLO]

How did you know the water pump needed to be changed ?

[@FalconsGarage]

If I remember correctly. It was leaking

[@itsyounqLO]

@@FalconsGarage ok thank you .. I think my car it overheating at red light because of water pump is failing.. no leaks found

[@bjbuchanan7326]

Are you still working on cars?

[@joelutz7529]

I dont see any bults around the power steering accept the two. 🙂

[@FalconsGarage]

o0h its there

[@elijahjohnson7447]

I followed all the steps and installed my new water pump but now my car keeps overheating

[@FalconsGarage]

maybe the water pump wasn't the issue? also make sure there is NO air i the system

[@elijahjohnson7447]

It was bad cooling fluid