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its right behind your radiator. you just unbolt the pump brackets (3 bolts i believe), unhook the harness for it, use a channel lock pliers to move back the two brackets that are holding the two hoses on. (these are kinda annoying because the stock ones dig into the hosing). and they are not called brackets i do not believe, im just too tired to look up the actual name.

its really straight forward

 

Hardest part is getting the factory clamps off the hose. They seem to have been glued to the hose.
Two bolts, forgot the torque on them though, I think its like 87 inch pounds or something close to that.

See this thread:
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/prob...p-tips-240045/

 

clamps, thats the word. damn im too tired to be posting on forums lol

 

Those stock Hose clamps are a nightmare unless you have the right tool.
Might wanna invest in a pair Of those pliers before starting.

 

Once you get the clamps off the hoses are glued onto the IC pump in one spot on each hose. That makes it a little harder to get the hoses off of the pump. At least mine were glued.

 

Gotta luv GM and their infinite wisdom when it came to GLUING not only the lines on, but the clamps as well.. Idiots...

 

I just replaced mines this past Friday. Get under the car, remove the metal bracket holding the pump(2 bolts) . Remove the 2 hoses and your done. Good luck with the factory clampson the hoses, took me 1 hour to take them off.

 

Damn its gonna be a bitch removing the clamps I guess.. Thanks though!!

 

yep hoses are the hard part.....it took an hour for me to get the horizontal hose clamp off (forgot whether it was in or out), but the one going straight up out of the pump, I just released the clamp and pulled the pump out after I took the bracket off.....

Good luck! lol

 

lol the hose clamps are not that bad idk what everyone is whining about you just get a sizeable pair of pliers, hook on, and move back and forth until they break loose

 

well its a pain if you arent expecting it. i didnt know and was scared to rip the hose. everyone is just trying to inform the guy.

 

i used vicegrips on those clamps and a screw driver just be careful not to poke a hole and use a car lift if u can cuz i got an eye full of antifreeze and its just a pain in the ass on ur back

 

^^^^ this 100% dont know what i would've done without a lift

 

lul i do everything off of a jack and stands. doesn't really matter if you rip the hose or tear it, worst comes to worst you replace the hose for 2 bucks
antifreeze in the face. haha. another reason to go turbo .