OEM 2001 Dodge Neon Water Pump

2001 Dodge Neon Water Pump Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to Effectively Service and Repair a Water Pump on 2001 Dodge Neon?

  A: You should begin by jacking up the car, then get rid of the inner splash shield on the right side. After that, take off the accessory drive belts and release all the coolant from the system. Unbolt the power steering pump, put it and the assembly aside without getting rid of the power steering pipes. Take away the torque isolator struts on the upper and lower parts of the engine, support the engine bottom and then remove the bolt holding the right engine mount before you take out the bracket. After that, remove the timing belt, timing belt tensioner, camshaft sprocket and rear timing belt cover and take out the water pump by loosening its attaching screws. An inspection of the body should be performed for any issues such as cracks, body damage, leaking shaft seal for coolant, moving bearings, impeller failures and loose components of the sprocket. Please Mopar(R) Dielectric Grease on the O-ring and insert a new O-ring gasket into the groove in the water pump. Make sure the gasket is sitting correctly so that no coolant escapes through the seal. Attach the pump body to the engine and screw it on with an 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.) torque, then pressurize the cooling system to 15 psi to see if there are any leaks at the water pump shaft seal and O-ring. Holding the crankshaft, turn the pump slowly by hand to see it rotates well and then go on to install the rear timing belt cover, the camshaft sprocket, the timing belt tensioner and the timing belt in place. Rebolting the engine right mount bracket and fitting the upper and lower torque isolator struts, fill the system for cooling and fit the accessory drive belts. Lastly, carry out the camshaft and crankshaft timing relearn procedure using the DRB scan tool, by going through the following: activate the scan tool and connect it to the data link connector in the passenger compartment, turn on the ignition, choose "miscellaneous" from the main screen, select "re-learn cam/crank," and follow the instructions that pop up.