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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:02:34

Title: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:02:34
do you need to change the cambelt when you have the waterpump done? and where is the best place to get the parts?
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Elite Pete on 03 January 2011, 19:05:42
No but if its not far off needing replacment its best to get them done together ;)

Try www.buypartsbuy.com for the water pump
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:12:04
ok thanks will have a look think theres about 10k left on cambelt
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Elite Pete on 03 January 2011, 19:13:49
You can do the water pump without removing the cambelt cover at a push but its easier to remove it and while your there you might as well do the belt kit ;)
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2011, 19:19:04
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ok thanks will have a look think theres about 10k left on cambelt
With 'only' 10k left, I'd be inclined to change the belt at the same time...
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Welung666 on 03 January 2011, 19:19:58
Agreed :y
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:30:27
yeah i think i will then just priced all parts up £116 for waterpump,cambelt kit,and rocker cover gaskets think thats quite good
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2011, 19:35:28
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yeah i think i will then just priced all parts up £116 for waterpump,cambelt kit,and rocker cover gaskets think thats quite good
cam cover gaskets MUST be genuine. DONT use pattern ones!
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Elite Pete on 03 January 2011, 19:36:25
Don't get your camcover gaskets from anywhere other than Vauxhall, they won't last 5 minutes
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:43:53
ok cheers for that theres a vauxhall dealership just down street i'll go there.just need to fit it all then
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2011, 19:46:07
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do you need to change the cambelt when you have the waterpump done? and where is the best place to get the parts?

for what it's worth I'd say ..... if it aint broke - don't fix it!  ;) ;)
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2011, 19:46:55
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ok cheers for that theres a vauxhall dealership just down street i'll go there.just need to fit it all then
Try contacting andyc on this site (he is a parts manager at a dealer, and normally happy to post most stuff out trade).

Get the gaskets from dealer, then cambelt kit and pump from buypartsby.


You cannot do a GM V6 Cambelt without the V6 locking/timing kit.
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Elite Pete on 03 January 2011, 19:47:36
Send AndyC a pm via the forum. He works in the parts dept of a Vauxhall dealers and he'll give you the trade price and post them out :y
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 19:56:38
ok i'll write him up.cheers for the help
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: V6 CDX-er on 03 January 2011, 20:01:22
Another one here in the 'get it all done at once' camp.

I cant see the water pump being an easy job without removing the cambelt first?

And did the parts price you were quoted include new tensioners?
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 20:05:09
yeah tensioners included im getting it all done because it needs doing lol ;D
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: V6 CDX-er on 03 January 2011, 20:07:15
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yeah tensioners included im getting it all done because it needs doing lol ;D

Are you doing the job yourself, or taking it to a garage?

If your doing it yourself, then provided you left a deposit, I'd loan you my V6 cam locking kit for a tenner, (as you ain't far from me).
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 03 January 2011, 20:10:00
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Another one here in the 'get it all done at once' camp.

I cant see the water pump being an easy job without removing the cambelt first?

And did the parts price you were quoted include new tensioners?

Not sure if there is a guide for doing just the water pump on the V6, but I recommend getting the V6 Timing CD from the shop for the sake of 3 or 4 quid. 
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2011, 20:10:29
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I cant see the water pump being an easy job without removing the cambelt first? ......

changing a water pump on its own is a lot easier than piddling about with a cam belt too.
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Welung666 on 03 January 2011, 20:11:04
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Another one here in the 'get it all done at once' camp.

I cant see the water pump being an easy job without removing the cambelt first?

And did the parts price you were quoted include new tensioners?

Quite easy, with the pulley off you can get at the 3 bolts holding the pump on with little effort.

I've got a couple of kits here to Benjy if you need a hand :y
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: benjy44 on 03 January 2011, 20:11:31
i dont know i was gonna try and atempt it but i mite take it to garage instead
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2011, 20:14:42
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i dont know i was gonna try and atempt it but i mite take it to garage instead

Do it yourself!  :y
Title: Re: waterpump
Post by: Welung666 on 03 January 2011, 20:15:03
PM on it's way Benjy :y