Honda Civic Water Pump Replacement.

2008 Honda Civic water pump replacement

[@robinkim7711]

Thank you for your video! It helps me a lot. Here are some torque specs for those who want to do this job. Water pump bolts = 8.7 lbf/ft Pulley bolts= 10lbf/ft Auto tensioner = hex (40lbf/ft) / 8mm bolt (17lbf/ft) Alternator bolts = 17lbf/ft Alternator Positive terminal = 6 lbf/ft Hope this helps.

[@hbob7420]

You are awesome!

[@Meechthakilla25]

What size bolts are for the water pump pulley ?

[@justinguarino201]

@@Meechthakilla25 They are 10mm

[@mombux]

and How do you do that? sorry I Am a woman that likes to do my own repair but never understand the torque specs or how to do it

[@mark5384]

Just finished water pump on wife's '06 Civic LX. This video was absolutely invaluable to me for successful completion of the project. Thank you Thank you Thank you...

[@mombux]

I am about to do my son's 2006 as well I am a woman and the other videos seemed to complicated this give me confidence to do it

[@jeffreyevans6892]

Very very well done. I liked how you added coolant, before you installed the ALT. Check for leaks now before the job was done.Smart!

[@waleyefish9026]

I am surprised, that the 8mm hex on the tensioner came out so easy. Most of them snap off and start the swear fest. I am going to subscribe, Thanks👍👍👍👍

[@qzf201]

Thank you so much for making this video! I'm going to put on my mom's water pump now and save her $1250 that the Honda dealership was going to charge her for putting it on......once again thank you!!!

[@m3rdpwr]

Wow, that's crazy.

[@mountainbiker44]

$1,250 ? Wow

[@robertoescandon4594]

Great video. Also learned how to replace the tension bolt on same video. My helper broke it. You make it look so easy because it is. Just be patient.

[@stangbang100]

Mine got stripped out.

[@timd972]

Just finished a water pump on a 2011 civic. Took a little over an hour thanks to your video. I is my daughter's car and when I first looked at it I thought there was no way I was going to get my fat hands in such a tight space. Thought I would have to take it to a mechanic. Thanks so much for such detailed instructions.

[@charitywright1961]

What was it doing ? I believe my water pump is bad

[@timd972]

@@charitywright1961 catastrophic failure... dumped coolant on the ground.

[@playuhslayuh]

@@timd972sorry to bother you but was it leaking from the pump or from the coolant reservoir? Im going through the same problem where my coolant dumped all over the ground and im still trying to diagnose the problem. thanks

[@jawadibrahim2367]

Beautifully demonstrated, I'll be trying my luck in doing this sometimes soon. Thanks for posting!

[@domnicjames5232]

Thank u so much for the video.and thanks for the tip about removing the belt tensioner from around the wp

[@gsan2204]

Thank you so much I will be tackling it really soon I appreciate you taking your time and going through all the steps I needed that

[@mountainbiker44]

You’re amazing. Did it all pretty much with one hand

[@strykerlandwill]

Negative meatrider the pattern is full.

[@vinhle3451]

Thank you! Your video gave me to confidence to install the water pump on my 06 civic. You da man!!!

[@majikmusec]

Mega thank you btw 🤩. I used your guide to re do my own water pump as I wasn't sure on the tensioner pull out. You're a legend my friend Subscribed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@icey_usaf4261]

Haven't done it yet but the video is perfect! I know I can definitely do it having watched this. Thank you.

[@user-zf9sp3dj9u]

More honda civic videos please. 👍

[@martinbrandl82]

Highly professional explanations ! Very useful video !!

[@Frank_Techguy]

Excellent video on the removal and installation of the water pump. You should be an instructor.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Frank Techguy thank you.

[@francocignarella1405]

Very thorough video. Great narrating. Big thumbs Up. Who would've known to access that panel in the fender well. Good idea about using a new pump rather than rebuilt after going through all of that but your video even discussed alternator removal, tensioner removal, antifreeze drain location all in 22 minutes. Definitely going to subscribe! Keep up the good work. :)

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Thank you. I appreciate the comments.

[@herculessolomon2066]

You're an awesome teacher.

[@FriedGreenCarrots]

Nice vid just did a coolant flush and changed the serpentine belt on my 2010 civic i did needed help to push the tension back to put the belt in makes it much easier but so far the pump looks good 170k later.. Nice work

[@joseluismendez8194]

Thank you brother, that help me a lot!

[@billd3692]

excellent detail, job well done!!!!

[@booogil]

SUPER VIDEO!!!! super explanation! thank you very much for the video.

[@MaestroRevHardy]

Thank you, I'm not a mechanic and i just replaced it on my mom's honda, Thanks to Your HELP GOD BLESS YOU and Thanks Agrain

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Rev Hardy Salguero great job. Glad to help.

[@jalton9416]

Excellent step by step video.

[@michaelsimon7414]

Well done!

[@aleciogoncalves2862]

great video

[@dukeshaver199]

Awesome video.

[@jt0092]

Thank you awesome video

[@holyspirit1415]

thanks DR

[@jaketomberlin8916]

Thank You very much for sharing

[@miguelgodinez9624]

Good job, thank you

[@skiburnski7543]

I have a 2012 Civic LX... would there be any differences I should take note of?

[@Jonova-re7xh]

Good job 👍

[@godisgoodatht]

The 20 thumbs down is people that now have to pee from the sound of the coolant draining😨😆

[@godisgoodatht]

Subbed, thx!

[@salut151]

Thanks

[@alexandre7579]

Muito bom O video Obrigado

[@godisgoodatht]

Tackling my water pump right now what I'm doing is I'm getting everything removed first and then if that pivot Bolt has problems coming off I'll let it soak with blaster which I found out you can insert the straw between the back of the tension arm and the front of the water pump and treat the spot where the Allen bolt mates w the engine, and then remove it in the next couple of days then once the water pump is removed i'll take it to the parts store and get the new one and possibly turn the old one in for a small credit.

[@rayman4449]

Great video thank you. Do you recall how many miles were on the car when you had to replace the water pump?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

I believe this was about 160,000

[@terrynolder6976]

Will this video work for a 2004 Honda Civic hybrid ?

[@Kons213]

Thank you so much man, I'm getting myself ready to replace timing chain, timing chain tensioner, guides, drivebelt and water pump, all in one go since I'll be taking it all apart. Mine is 2010 LX at 203,000 miles. Your video was extremely helpful to visualize some parts! Have you considered replacing timing chain yourself? Maybe some helpful advice? P.S. Honda quoted me water pump + timing chain replacement to be 1400 dollars. Hilarious.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Kons213 it sounds like you are getting ready for a good project. The timing chain job isn’t bad to do. The most difficult part unless you have an impact gun is removing the crankshaft pulley bolt. Once that is out simply take your time and don’t force anything. Make sure you lock the chain tensioner in the compressed position during assembly. Let me know if you run into any issues. Good luck.

[@Gleeleeglee]

The chain doesnot need to be replaced in modern cars. It doesnt have a timing belt.

[@racheat]

@@Gleeleeglee they actually can fail when the tensioner for it fails. Do not assume they last forever.

[@Timetryp]

How did you get equal torque on all of the water pump bolts? Just estimated by feel? Also, I've read that the 8mm hex pivot bolt for the tensioner can be a problem removing. Did you have any issues with it?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Timetryp I didn’t have any issues with the 8mm hex but I have heard that others have. I have been doing this a long time and have a pretty good feel for equality on the torque. I use a torque wrench on anything critical.

[@billstathakos]

It is funny. Done a lot of work on my cars over the last 30 years. My 2006 CRV and now 14 Civic scare me a bit. Not sure why. We used to swap 350s without batting an eyelash. Swapped out a transmission in a mall parking lot once. How difficult is it to change out the serpentine belt. The tensioner is want i worry about. I am not sure why though. People have told me about the problems they have had. You make this look like child's play. love to see a detailed video of a belt swap. Comments are welcome.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Bill Stathakos truthfully the belt is fairy simple. You will want to remove the lower splash cover for access. Basically you can follow the same steps.

[@Timetryp]

Yea, the tensioner hex bolt apparently can get stuck and sometimes strips out - then it is a nightmare removing. Bad design to have it overlap the water pump.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Timetryp most of the time a stripped bolt is caused by using the wrong or a low quality tool. Proper angle and seating of the tool also greatly reduce the risk of stripping.

[@Timetryp]

@@YourCarGuyDR Yea, I agree on the issue of tool quality. I was looking on-line for the USA made industrial grade of Craftsman for the hex tool. Those apparently were made to even higher specs than the regular line of Craftsman tools. It is all Chinese stuff now. I suppose Snap-On would be the choice for quality, although over-priced. I also hear that Snap-On won't repair or replace a tool without a receipt.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Timetryp I have a lot of Snap On tools and do believe they are the best. I have never needed a receipt to exchange them. But they are very high priced.

[@catalinbanici3357]

What is the life time aproximately of the water pump on these engines?

[@renj6531]

I guess it depends on the year but watching other vids I had the notion that you have to drop the fender skirt and get acces from the wheelwell

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Ren J that is correct.

[@tomm2271]

Hello, Son has a 2013 with what I believe is a failing tensioner. Makes noise when cold but then goes away. I'm pretty good with the tools but I'm very concerned with that pivot 8mm. It would be terrible to get that far into the job and fail to break it loose or worse yet damage the Allen head. You didn't video any struggles with it. Many other videos talk about the difficulty of removing it , but all seem to get it out. How was it coming out for you? Did you spray it first? Thank you sir

[@YourCarGuyDR]

I didn’t spray it. They normally will come out fairly easily.

[@tomm2271]

@@YourCarGuyDR Thank you! "They normally will come out fairly easy"? How do you know? I'm very concerned about that step when I get to it...

[@YourCarGuyDR]

@@tomm2271 Honda does a very good job of assembly and the only time they won’t come out is if someone has cross threaded the bolt on a previous repair of if you have severe corrosion. I have done these many times without any issues.

[@whatdadogdoin7531]

I have a V6 Accord 7th gen including this exact civic too and I thought the v6 was harder to work on

[@justinguarino201]

Everyone saying the crank bolt is hard… I cannot get any of the 3 water pump bolts loose and on the brink of stripping them. This is the only video I’ve seen that says to move up. At first I thought maybe it was reverse (turn right/down to loosen), but nope still lefty loose (move up), and it does NOT budge 💀

[@TalkintoJesus420]

Strong work my man thanks!!

[@race4survivalisalive800]

Question: I just replaced my serpentine belt. There were no sqweeks or anything it was basically preventative maintenance. Now its making a noise. Maybe its the new belt, but it sounds like the tensioner. A rattling sqeek sound when you first accelerate in each gear. The belt was super difficult to remove by myself and took TWO grown men just to get the new one on. I used the special tool and when I slowly pushed it finally gave a little, then had some play like that was it but it wasn't enough to remove the belt and then went back a little further, just enough to get the belt on and it would pop loose. I've never experienced that before with a belt and feared it may have broke or something and now this annoying rattle sqweek. The weird thing is that there is still good tension on the belt.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Race4Survival IsAlive you could have a bearing on the idler gear starting to make noise.

[@race4survivalisalive800]

@@YourCarGuyDR Thanks for the quick response. What's the best way to troubleshoot that? Lubricate, see if the squeak goes away?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Race4Survival IsAlive the best way is to remove the belt and use your hand to operate the idler pulleys. Feel and listen for roughness or noise when turning and spinning them.

[@race4survivalisalive800]

@@YourCarGuyDR Thank you very much for the help. Its much appreciated. Is there a way to replace the pulley without replacing the tensioner?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Race4Survival IsAlive yes you can purchase the pulley separately.

[@ec-hi1br]

THANKS GOOD VIDEO ! WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND ME ! THEY TOLD ME THIS : SLIGHT COOLANT SEEPAGE DETECTED AT THE WATER PUMP WEEP HOLE ! MY QUESTION , SHOULD I CHANGE THE WATER PUMP OR IS IT JUST A SEAL ? THANKS !

[@YourCarGuyDR]

This is usually an indication that the water pump bearing is starting to go bad. Sometimes they can go a long time before total failure, but this is what tells you it is going bad.

[@IndyEaglesFan1]

So my Allen pivot bolt seemed to have stripped a bit with my 8mm Allen socket piece in there. Any advice on how to proceed or get the pivot bolt out?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Rocky SharkSquad this can be tough but a lot of times you can use a Star bit that is slightly larger and drive it in then turn it out.

[@IndyEaglesFan1]

Ben Dreis yes it is insanely difficult, I ended up just quitting and trading the car in. Thank you for the reply

[@SafakSahin]

encouraging

[@itsmealfredo5374]

I have a 2008 a honda civic hybrid and it is over heating inturned it on and when i looked under i saw a heavy water possibly coolant leak coming from the bottom of the torwards the middle. Im not a mechaninc so idk how tonfix any of this

[@YourCarGuyDR]

It'sMeAlfredo the best thing to do is try to find the highest point of the leak. You may need to add water to do this. Then you may be able to get an idea if you have blown a hose.

[@itsmealfredo5374]

@@YourCarGuyDR i really appreciate the reply, whete do i add the water? The car currently had coolant its just above the full line

[@YourCarGuyDR]

It'sMeAlfredo there should be a radiator cap at the front of the engine bay on the drivers side. Take it off and fill it completely up.

[@drury2d8]

can we remove the water pump without taking out the tensioner? The 10 mm socket head bolt on the tensioner is seized.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

I doubt you can do it without removing the tensioner.

[@jamescarlin569]

I can't get the pully bolts off they're on stuck.. starting to round them help!!!

[@Svmbah]

@ 7:59 that bolt was taken off before the serpentine belt and the belt won’t loosen how do i get this off. i still have the altinator on just won’t budge any tips?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Simba916k these tensioners do not move easily. If you have that bolt out you should be able to move that tensioner shock by rotating it down towards the front of the car. Otherwise you may want to take the alternator loose and work it out of the belt.

[@Svmbah]

Your Car Guy DR thanks for the reply will give it a try

[@bmwrp8]

Is it ok to use prestone coolant and not the honda blue coolant?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

bmwrp8 yes. Use the Prestone that will mix with any coolant.

[@bb-pw3cr]

only use distilled water if mixing with straight coolant if not the minerals will destroy the wp bearing then leak out of the weep hole , thats a mistake made when winterizing or intentional from a shop looking for a wp job in the spring, also the heater core / radiator will leak or clog as well --lets be aware -also look for a coolant that does not contain any harsh additives/chemicals -- if flushing with water cooling system should be filled / flushed 2x with distilled water so no minerals or little can be present in system

[@kevinstronger1310]

So you have to take the intentioner off to even get the water pump off?? Can you get the water pump off without messing with the intentioner?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

You will need to remove the tensioner.

[@kevinstronger1310]

@@YourCarGuyDR yeah I figured that but I had this guy say he can remove the water pump without messing with the tensioner pulley bracket.

[@padsquad]

Do these engines have a timing belt or timing chain?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Jugoso J timing chain.

[@raymae9051]

Is the procedure the same for the 1.3L Hybrid Motor?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Ray&Mae I have not ever worked on the hybrid and am unsure how similar it is.

[@Killmonize]

When should you change ur water pump? I have a 12 civic with 1.8l. With 160k. The radiator started to leak. So i am replaced hoses and thermostat and coolant. Should i do pump?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Killmonize Productions on an engine with a timing belt it should be changed every time you do the timing belt. On engines like this one with a timing chain I would wait until it starts to leak from the pump.

[@Killmonize]

@@YourCarGuyDR thank you so much. Yes my motor has a timing chain

[@Killmonize]

@@YourCarGuyDR i changed the waterpump was leaking under pump.

[@Royalewithcheezse]

I have a coolant leak. Not sure if it’s a crack in the engine block or if the water pump is splashing coolant on the engine block. How could I tell the difference?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

The water pump will leak near the passenger tire area if you have coolant on the block it is most likely the steel water tube that runs from the water pump across the block to the side by the transmission.

[@Royalewithcheezse]

@@YourCarGuyDR just got back from mechanic. It’s leaking from the engine block, someone tried to weld but did a crap job. I need a new motor. 🙃

[@leannablackstone3381]

what happens if the alternator control ripped from the wires out of the plug itself when trying to remove how is that fixed.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Depending on how it came apart, you can reinstall the wires in the plug. Otherwise get a new plug and splice the wires to your original harness.

[@leannablackstone3381]

@@YourCarGuyDR Yeah I guess I pulled on the black plastic housing that covers the plug itself too hard or a little too rough. it wasnt budging to come up I tried to use a little screw driver to press the button and the 4 pins came right out of the green plug.

[@Txcowboy80]

How many miles did you get out of your OE water pump?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Johnny this one had about 150,000 miles on it.

[@Txcowboy80]

@@YourCarGuyDR appreciate the info. I purchased a 09LX with 81k, I changed the serpentine belt and belt tensioner but didn't change the water pump because of the low miles, I was hoping the water pump would last until it hit 150k.

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Johnny normally the OE pump will last a very long time. Also because in this engine the pump is not driven off the timing belt there really isn’t any need to change it until it starts leaking or fails.

[@arnolda6985]

Whats the best way to take water pump pulley off when the bolt on the pulley is rounded off?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

Arnold a they make some tools that will grab a rounded off bolt. The other option is to cut the bolt head off.

[@GR8119]

So what happened when he started it?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

GR8119 it worked well.

[@bonaminhrasmey42]

How many miles on the clock??😊

[@YourCarGuyDR]

About 150,000 at the time.

[@brandonflores7239]

That 8mn Allen bolt is a b**** to remove on my 08 lx civic. It does not want to budge. I don't want to drop the engine like the other guys do.

[@kILLuMBuS]

be careful when you do this...that 8mm bolt on the tensioner is an absolute pain to get out and if you strip it you're fucked..should've been more emphasis on this.

[@nordmusic6660]

What is that pipe called on the right at 13:03

[@YourCarGuyDR]

It is called a coolant pipe. If you look it up by the year of your car you will find it.

[@nordmusic6660]

@@YourCarGuyDR yeah I tried searching and found only the rubber ones, is it the water pump pipe?

[@YourCarGuyDR]

@@nordmusic6660 yes some sites will call it the water pump pipe.

[@nordmusic6660]

@@YourCarGuyDR ok thanks alot

[@mikethompson3534]

DURACRAP PUMP 😂😂😂 What a waste of of time you will be doing this job again very soon

[@rxlegend3731]

Missing information

[@Vuratzkee]

Good job boss, very helpful. 👍