Changing out my water pump, any other maintenance suggestions?

[Art Garcia]

Like the topic says, tomorrow I'll be changing out my water pump. I'll be buying it from NAPA for 87 dollars. Better than the stealership at 200 dollars. Anyway, should I go ahead and purchase a serpentine belt, tensioner, idler, etc?



Any suggestions for changing out the water pump.

 

[EddieS'04]

The by-pass hose. Good time to get to it. Buy a good one. You want it to last, as hard as they are to get to.

 

[Vic Sorlie]

Belt, tensioner and idler sounds like a good idea to me. Relatively inexpensive parts and easy access since you've got things apart.

 

[Shawn White]

If you replace your belt tensioner stay away from the autozone duralast brand. It held the belt tight but when the weather dropped to around freezing the tensioner made a odd clicking noise until it warmed up. Drove me nuts trying to track it down. I went to oreilly as they sold a Gates tensioner which was the OEM supplier, ticking noise went away and has been running great since I installed it. I'd recommend changing it and your idler pulley if you have high millaege, just as a preventative item