How to change a 1998 - 2011 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6 Water Pump full detail

[@WJHandyDad]

reminds me of my first rear axle cover removal video. One of the few times my son helped and of course the cover took a beating before coming off

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Coincidentally enough, we just had to take the rear diff cover off of this thing a couple months back because it ate and axle bearing which also destroyed the axle.

[@aaronhudgins5810]

Every since I’ve decided to get a crown Vic I’ve been watching your channel it’s awesome and very informative I can’t wait till I get my Vic and I’ll come back to your videos to help with my maintenance etc 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Thank you Aaron. I appreciate that. Most of our videos while certainly not perfect are there to help someone do a job themselves.

[@midas617]

I have to do this job again after replacing my perfectly working Ford OEM with gates as "preventive maintenance" when I replaced the pulleys and tensioner in late December. fast forward to Sunday, February 5th, and the gates pump is weeping coolant. I saw a little puddle under my car. I ordered the Motorcraft PW464. hopefully, it'll last longer than the gates. or at least the 155k miles when removed. and remember, it was still working well. 2 things I would do differently on my car. to each their own. use at least a 2lb hammer on the old pump, right where the pulley attaches to, to bang said pump. to not run the risk of marring or damaging the engine cover where the pump sits. and secondly, I would use silicone grease or spray on the O-ring, since rubber and petroleum-based lube don't get along too well, to ensure a proper seal for the life of the pump. As others have mentioned. clean engine bay. no corrosion on the timing chain cover and PCM like the salt belt vehicles. 👍✌

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Thanks for the tips midas! Will keep them in mind if there is ever a next time. Hopefully you can fix yours for good....

[@TheGor54]

Should you have used antifreeze to lube the o ring? To each his own.

[@bstfordchannel923]

my god that engine is CLEAN! thats water pump is a mutha to take of ( I never it it can get stuck like that ) i hammered mine out i got so pissed... this was cool to watch clean video. i really enjoy this farher and son stuff..

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Yeah BST this car is just a cream puff. It only had 62k miles on it when we got it. It has 71k now. Thanks again for your video showing the noise these things can make when the bearings take a dump lol.

[@bstfordchannel923]

@@PNW_Car_Mods for real thats what it sound like dude for sure.. I was like this doesnt make sense so i had to think of something

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@bstfordchannel923 In case you haven't heard we're starting a tr3650 manual swap on this car soon. :) Stay tuned!

[@bstfordchannel923]

Thank you guys for the shout out !!! This mean so much to me dudes

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

least I can do for a brother that has done more for the crown vic community than most!

[@bstfordchannel923]

@@PNW_Car_Mods well i have to say Chuck is in the front now cause these bikes is really a different deal... I have some Vic ideas that will be kinda cool... just learning how to edit better . make some cool thing happen..

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@bstfordchannel923 I can't wait for winter to be over. That will help the motivation lol

[@TheGor54]

What stimulant are you characters on?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

lol, that's funny stuff right there!

[@davidillich7014]

had the same problem with my 2011 getting the pump out

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Sadly the oring on the new pump only lasted a year before it disintegrated and started leaking. It literally fell out the second time. We had to go back in and put a new Ford oring on it. No leaks since.

[@billnone305]

What brand name for the electric driver you were using, I think I saw two of them? And no commercials LOL

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Those are fake Milwaukees sold under the AC Delco brand name. Amazon.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

They work great!

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

one is 1/4 drive and one is 3/8s drive. both use same battery.

[@AliyahStringfellow]

Hey I got a question! What kind of lubricant was you using to put around the O-ring on the water pump ?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I honestly can't remember. Was either motor oil or transmission fluid. If you block is really rust pitted you may want to use a film of silicone instead. Something to consider.

[@PanzerPlatform]

First, and watching. I'll be back. Yikes! My 2004 with 162K is on the original water pump. Can I have your old parts? lol -Chuck

[@PanzerPlatform]

Hey your brake fluid looks dirty. You got a video showing Issac how to flush/bleed brakes? You said you made a homemade power bleeder right?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Parts already in landful clogging up the earth.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@PanzerPlatform Not a bad Idea! and we have all the stuff for it already.

[@Ahmad-bu5gg]

Manual transmission swap coming soon?

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Soon Ahmad. Stay tuned for more.

[@mediaguy4037]

Now try changing the water pump on any ford 3.5/3.7L V6! You will have to pull the engine out and take off the timing chains. "Fix Or Repair Daily". Just kidding lol.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I tell you what and I'm being totally honest here. When it comes to an engine like that it would not be in our long term ownership category. That would be a lease engine or short term ownership and trade in. Same goes with timing belts. Well except for my Samurai. I can change the timing belt on that in 15 minutes lol. The mod motor v8 is bad enough for long term reliability with it's monkey motion timing chain setup but it works for now haha. Anything ever happens to this engine and it will be swapped out for something else. Likely LS based.