Friday, June 3, 2011

Is changing the water pump on a 1998 plymouth breeze a hard task?

This car has a 2.4 L DOHC engine.|||It%26#039;s a complex job for the novice mechanic. The water pump on those 4 cylinder engines is located behind the timing belt cover. A rule to live by: if you are not sure how to do a repair, it%26#039;s best left to a professional...labor will cost between $175-$250 plus parts. Just remember since you have to remove the timing belt, go ahead and replace it with a new one since I%26#039;m almost certain it%26#039;s over the maximum replacement interval of 60,000 miles. It%26#039;s also a good idea to replace both cam seals as well as the crankshaft seal. You%26#039;ll already have access to these seals, and even though they may not be leaking now, it%26#039;s only a matter of time if they are the originals. Purchase one of those %26quot;HAYNES%26quot; manuals sold at most Advance stores or Auto zone%26#039;s. Those books cover a wide range of maintenance and repairs, costs around $15.|||it will most likly be a hard task cuz of the lack of room in the engine bay