Gotta do the IC pump soon, Haven't seen any How to's and usually the book makes it longer than it should be, anyone got some tips on how they removed it and replaced?

Plus a ETA?

 

It all depends on how long it takes you to get the factory clamps off. Should take less than an hour.

 

two bolts drop the piece holding it. undo hoses and the plug in, redo it all. refill with coolant while pump is running. bam

 

sounds easy do i have to remove belts or other parts. Do i seal it up with waterproof silcon or something?

 

No belts. It's a bracket holding the pump in. 2 bolts on that. Unplug pump, undo hoses.

 

sometimes having an extra hand will help because the clamps on the hoses are a PITA to get off GM used some kind of glue

 

PITA!!!

I *JUST* Did mine today.. It took me 2 hours.

Factory Clamps = PITA..

My pliers kept sliping off, also,
part of the clamp fused to the hose. This made it difficult to wiggle
Eventually I got the clamp momved up the hose, and could get the pump out.
Getting the outlet hose off was kind of a pain too.
Those were the only hard parts...

2 Bolts hold on a removable bracket. Dont forget to put that rubber peice back arroun your new pump
Torque is about 88 Inch lbs.
I had actually thought about doing a "how to" for it...
Anyhow, the fluid that drained out wasn't nearly as much as i thought it would be. Only a quart or two.

I never did put my factory clamps back on. As of right now, no clamps, had to get some from Advanced,
The nipples on the pump are long enough and the hose is tight enough that its not super critical, but I do
plan on putting clamps on it tomarrow.

 

That explains why it was Freekin STUCK TO THE HOSE!!
If I had had a new hose, id have cut that bitch off!

 

find the brushes and rebuild it for 10 bucks, I did it a while ago in less than two hours and it was pretty easy.

To get the clamps off, i cut them in half with a dremel and cutoff wheel. hose got nicked a little bit but survived.

 

I SO Wanted too,
but I didn't have that equipment avalible to me at the time.

 

should i be better off having a shop do it?
also how much do u think it'll cost

 

This^^Took me about a little over an hour because the factory clamps are a PITA.Its not hard just a little time consuming.

 

whats the longest u ran with a DEAD IC PUMP??

I think my car is Alot louder in the engine bay than it used to be and that's because of the IC pump went bad. But idk how long ago, and i do get on it from time to time on the highway. What will go first my blower or engine?

my vavles r really loud i might need new ones but my cars doesn't knock

 

you can go forever with out the IC pump but your IAT2's will skyrocket and can cause you to detonate and cause internal damage.You can try getting a jack extension or hammer and tap the IC pump as the cars running and most the time that will free up the brushes and buying you a couple more months.I wouldnt go WOT without the pump though.The IC pump being out will not cause increased engine noise.You might want to look into that though as it doesnt sound too healthy.

 

thanks for your input. When i had the car checked out it seemed louder than usual and the mechanic explained your car has 90k+ miles its wear and tear he said it sounded normal but to me i don't think it should be this loud but idk it could be my head

 

Do it yourself, takes less than an hour.

 

dumb question where is the IC pump located under the supercharger?? i went to go hit it to see if i could get the brushes to spin but then realized i don't know where the f it was. I thought i was right under the alternator but that was the power steering i think

 

follow the hoses down.its right underneathe the blower and intakemanifold.youll see 2 hoses going to it and a electrical connector on the opposite side

also power steering is electric on our car.(no pump) the ac compressor is under the alternator

 

ahh thats wat i saw is it easy to hit on top or under the engine?

 

either or.I used a jack handle and got it from the top

 

if the fluid rises in the neck filler after car has been idling for a bit does that mean the Pump is working??

 

fluid didn't rise hit many to what it look like possibly IC pump and nothing changed time for a new one i guess

 

its only 100 mines out i needa do mine as well

 

just i don't have a garage or id do it today i have this little parkin lot that got snow and salt and this sucks i drive 100 miles a day to/from work

 

oh damn that sucks ass lol i got my garage