moomba_armada
12-07-2007, 11:27 AM
Hello all.
I´m just back from garage, did the impeller replacement in my 2007 Outback V. It was really a pain in the ass at first, there is no room to work as you well know.Tried even with the "famous" paint can openers and nothing.
At last I decided to take the water pump out and that was the best decission I took in ages :D . All was easy then and I used two pairs of pliers to get the impeller out, pulling opposite sides same time.
Impeller was almost new so I keep it as spare.
New one wasn´t a Johnson so I needed to go to the shop and buy a new joint ( Johnson comes with all kinds of joints, O-rings and what I think is a water based lubricant, so get a Johnson if you can).
Detaching the ventilation fan made it even easier to work.
I applied some thread locker to the pump mounting bolts cause I found some loosen bolts in some places of the engine ( found one engine riser knob bolt in the bilge...the rear riser that also support what I think is the tranny cooler?).
Well I´m getting to know the engine a bit more and the only thing bad is the lack of room to work, but as I said, you can make room removing some things...just remember to fix them again :lol:
Cracks on the gelcoat was well "repaired" with a nice Perfect Pass sticker :lol: .I realized that it would make more damage repairing the cracks than hidden them.Defo not a great problem.
Looking forward for next season :roll:
Take care you lot and HAPPY XMAS :D
I´m just back from garage, did the impeller replacement in my 2007 Outback V. It was really a pain in the ass at first, there is no room to work as you well know.Tried even with the "famous" paint can openers and nothing.
At last I decided to take the water pump out and that was the best decission I took in ages :D . All was easy then and I used two pairs of pliers to get the impeller out, pulling opposite sides same time.
Impeller was almost new so I keep it as spare.
New one wasn´t a Johnson so I needed to go to the shop and buy a new joint ( Johnson comes with all kinds of joints, O-rings and what I think is a water based lubricant, so get a Johnson if you can).
Detaching the ventilation fan made it even easier to work.
I applied some thread locker to the pump mounting bolts cause I found some loosen bolts in some places of the engine ( found one engine riser knob bolt in the bilge...the rear riser that also support what I think is the tranny cooler?).
Well I´m getting to know the engine a bit more and the only thing bad is the lack of room to work, but as I said, you can make room removing some things...just remember to fix them again :lol:
Cracks on the gelcoat was well "repaired" with a nice Perfect Pass sticker :lol: .I realized that it would make more damage repairing the cracks than hidden them.Defo not a great problem.
Looking forward for next season :roll:
Take care you lot and HAPPY XMAS :D