How to Replace a Holden / Buick 3.8L V6 Water Pump FULL GUIDE / WALK THROUGH

In this Video I Show you all the steps of how to replace your old water pump. The process is almost the same for the old Buick 3800 V6 and the newer ECOTEC motors as well. Any V6 Commodore from the VN to the VY will use the exact same water pump..
在本视频中，我向您展示了更换旧水泵的所有步骤。旧别克 3800 V6 和较新的 ECOTEC 电机的过程几乎相同。从 VN 到 VY 的任何 V6 Commodore 都将使用完全相同的水泵。
En este video te muestro todos los pasos para reemplazar una bomba de agua vieja. El proceso es prácticamente el mismo para el viejo Buick 3800 V6 y el motor ECOTEC más nuevo. Cualquier Commodore V6 de VN a VY utilizará exactamente la misma bomba de agua.
Dalam video ini saya menunjukkan kepada Anda semua langkah tentang cara mengganti pompa air lama. Prosesnya hampir sama untuk Buick 3800 V6 lama dan motor ECOTEC yang lebih baru. Commodore V6 apa pun dari VN ke VY akan menggunakan pompa air yang sama persis.
इस वीडियो में मैं आपको एक पुराने पानी के पंप को बदलने के सभी तरीके दिखाऊंगी। यह प्रक्रिया पुराने ब्यूक 3800 V6 और नए ECOTEC मोटर के लिए लगभग समान है। VN से VY तक कोई भी V6 कमोडोर ठीक उसी पानी के पंप का उपयोग करेगा।
Sa video na ito ipapakita ko sa iyo ang lahat ng mga hakbang kung paano palitan ang lumang water pump. Ang proseso ay halos pareho para sa lumang Buick 3800 V6 at ang mas bagong ECOTEC motor. Anumang V6 Commodore mula VN hanggang VY ay gagamit ng eksaktong parehong water pump.
In diesem Video zeige ich dir alle Schritte zum Austausch einer alten Wasserpumpe. Der Prozess ist für den alten Buick 3800 V6 und den neueren ECOTEC-Motor ziemlich gleich. Jeder V6-Commodore von VN bis VY verwendet genau dieselbe Wasserpumpe.

[@DaRucksogsepp]

This helped me alot. Now my 00 Camaro v6 has a New Waterpump. Big thanks from Bavaria.

[@yagmurcakir]

What an awesome bloke. That’s a job well done mate.

[@davidsobin2405]

Awesome video mate. Just what I needed

[@dasbsbih2491]

Well done mate very informative, also using 2 bolts to hold the gasket flush with the new pump when installing is a great idea , top quality video! 👍

[@cpzmelbs]

From memory the instruction sheet for the water pump mentioned the spacer only being needed for S1 buicks i believe. Working in spare parts I've opened many of these wp boxes and some dont come with the spacer at all

[@nathanielgraham8588]

Need to change my water pump I'm confident doing it after this video cheers mate very helpful

[@TDFrank]

You’ve just aren’t yourself a subscriber, my pump just shit itself today but now I am confident I can fix it

[@dp2698]

thank u so much brother, saved me some money

[@ozwasp]

Don't forget the nuts are imperial, not metric

[@adrianwhittlestone71]

Cheers buddy 👌😎 informative and a job now for the VX 😬

[@ColinPearce-nr6lp]

Did you retighten the four bolts on the pulley?

[@-RossTheBoss]

Yes you need to tighten them back up

[@davegunner8642]

Great Vid,excellent job

[@tonyellis9616]

Thanks a lot.

[@amrahimi]

Good work mate

[@unfknknown9678]

Hopefully this fixes my vy overheating 😂

[@coreyaylward3428]

Having trouble with mine at the moment... will take the coolant but chug it straight out.. Had a cut up 2l coke bottle for purging air.. literlay goes from quarter of the bottle then chugs it then spits out like half a litre and just continues to do that..

[@danielmillard8134]

You just gained 10RWKW doing that yourself

[@thedavesofourlives1]

a rear wheel drive 3800, that's new

[@-RossTheBoss]

Here in Australia we've had the RWD 3800 V6 since 1988. First introduced in our Holden VN Commodore

[@tommoderitz1077]

Hey mate is it necessary to be using a rattle gun to do those bolts back up, do they need to tourqued to a certain level? or will I be sweet just using socket set? Cheers for the video heaps helpful!

[@-RossTheBoss]

There probably is a torque setting. But a socket should be fine. I don't have a torque wrench and I've never had any issues.

[@tommoderitz1077]

@@-RossTheBoss cheers 🤙🏼

[@scotthoward4836]

Question sir. How did you get engine temp to come up on the dash? I have a 2002 VY

[@braydonhallows8118]

Hold the mode and up (or down) on the left hand side whilst car is In accessory before starting and then wait for beep. Then start

[@scottrussell7659]

Where are you located mate?

[@killerkiwi8580]

what is the brown stuff my vx has the same thing

[@-RossTheBoss]

Hi, the cause is usually the lower intake manifold (Valley Gaskit) slowly leaking oil into your coolant. This is fairly common on the V6 commodore motors

[@killerkiwi8580]

@@-RossTheBoss cheers man thanks keep up the good work

[@ramennoodleboi3341]

@@-RossTheBossdoes this leak cause any problems and need fixing or would I be sweet to leave it? Cheers for the vid btw