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Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:35 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Its the same whether its a 1.3 or a 1.6 just an extra bolt on the pulley. Too used to working on the 1.6's now
A gentle love tap wont do the pulley any harm.
shouldn't be hard at all to get it off though
Dan
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:04 pm
by Darrell
If in doubt , give it a clout. 
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:04 pm
by ScottieJ
Give it a gentle tap working around it and it should come off.
DO NOT ever remove the big bolt on the crank of a 1.3 or 1.6 unless you are rebuilding the engine, there is no need and if you don't get it tight enough again there's a chance of wrecking the keyway if it comes loose.
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:06 pm
by ROBBIE
Could always do what some one did on my old engine, cut the timing cover either side of the pulley so you dont have to take it off
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:37 pm
by damo
cheers for all ur comments and help got it sorted now cheers lads it wa just stuck like shit to a blanket dont think it had ever been off
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:07 pm
by donkeychomp
Be very careful of the metal gasket at the bottom of the water pump, I sliced my finger open scraping off old gasket on it. It's nasty.
Re: 1.6 water pump change
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:40 am
by marve114
Digging up old post hahahahaha
Now because of where this water pump is I don’t want to be in there again any time soon
Brands of water pump some are as low as £25 and others £40+
All as good as one another ?
Any favourites that you use a link would be fab.