SUBARU KNOWLEDGE

[hodgo]

I have just had to replace the radiator in my daughter's 1992 Subaru 2.2 motor and service the cooling system due to over heating problems, found the thermostat , but no water pump. do they rely on the thermosyphon system to circulate the water and if so is this common to all Subaru .

Hodgo

[PSI250]

water pump is located on the front passanger side of the block, the thermostat sits in the bottom of the waterpump assy.

if you want to replace the waterpump you have to remove the front timing case covers, you;ll have to line all the timing marks up before you remove the belt and then compress the tensioner before you can refit the belt.

also make sure you bleed the cooling system properly, they are a pain to bleed up sometimes.

EDIT: found a pic, EJ22 with front timing covers removed, water pump is 2nd pulley from the right, the termostat sits in just below it.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/10/878.jpg

[abaddonxi]

Dunno what it looks like, but we didn't have the water pump replaced when the timing belt was last done. Outback 2.5.

Doesn't mean there was one there in the first place.:p

Cheers
Simon

[PAT303]

I've only fixed one and it had the waterpump,thermostate combined as one unit,one went you replaced the lot.Very very expensive and a total PITA.It looks easy in the above photo but in the car you need tripple jointed elbo's!!. Pat

[BigJon]

I've only fixed one and it had the waterpump,thermostate combined as one unit,one went you replaced the lot.Very very expensive and a total PITA.It looks easy in the above photo but in the car you need tripple jointed elbo's!!. Pat

Don't know what you are on about.

The Subaru OHC EFI engines as shown all have the thermostat, o ring and water pump available as separate parts. Pricing on them as genuine parts is reasonable (water pump is actually cheaper genuine than aftermarket).

It would only take about 2 - 3 hours to replace the timing belt and water pump, easy job. Top tip : remove the radiator to give lots of working room.

I have done plenty of these, 3.5 years working at a Dealer.

[p38arover]

Dunno what it looks like, but we didn't have the water pump replaced when the timing belt was last done. Outback 2.5.

Doesn't mean there was one there in the first place.:p

Cheers
Simon

Simon, why do all your posts have the letter "m" in white?

[mcrover]

Don't know what you are on about.

The Subaru OHC EFI engines as shown all have the thermostat, o ring and water pump available as separate parts. Pricing on them as genuine parts is reasonable (water pump is actually cheaper genuine than aftermarket).

It would only take about 2 - 3 hours to replace the timing belt and water pump, easy job. Top tip : remove the radiator to give lots of working room.

I have done plenty of these, 3.5 years working at a Dealer.


I helped a mate do his a while back, (He's an Ex suby dealer mech without tools or warkshop) and it really was a P.O.P if you know what to do.

I dont think I would have attacked it without the inside word though.

[abaddonxi]

Simon, why do all your posts have the letter "m" in white?

Only happens on the laptop. It's been running suspiciously slow lately. I did all the scans, they didn't find anything, and I've never heard of a virus that does this.:eek:

Maybe it's time for a new laptop.

Simon

[skidmark77]

I have done plenty of these, 3.5 years working at a Dealer.

I have done TOO many of these, 12 years at a subaru dealer.
They really are a POP you can do them in an hour if motivated

[hodgo]

Thanks to all for the advice you make it sound so easy . and now that I have had my question answered It will make things that much easyer when and if I have to ever do the water pump. A replacement raditator has solved the problem.
I am not a mechanic, but have spent hundreds of hours under the bonnets of all sorts of vehicles getting them going again, but I have never had anything to do with a Subura motor. A lesson in life I learnt years ago was if you dont know, dont be affraid to ask and its has paid off again here.

Hodgo

[PAT303]

I have done TOO many of these, 12 years at a subaru dealer.
They really are a POP you can do them in an hour if motivated

It was 15+ years ago and I'm not a suby mechanic so had never done it before.Like all things the more you do it the quicker it takes and the car was owned by an Irish couple who I worked for at the time and it had ''Estate'' badges on it and impressive looking A/T tyres fitted.I'm sure they were Avon.I'm also quite sure the waterpump/thermo housing was one unit. Pat