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Affirmative on the silicone grease
Posted by robp (more from robp) on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:09:36
In Reply to: Re: '99 9-5 waterpump replacement(2.3 turbo), Mark in Marine (MN), Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:29:49
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I did mine a month or two ago. Some tips:
1. Clean all tubes and surfaces really well for good sealing.
2. Use silicone grease on all the o-rings and related contact surfaces. NAPA had the 3M silicone grease, although I had to wait and make a return trip to have my local store while they did a warehouse transfer.
3. Take extreme care when fitting the small return tube into the water pump. Make sure it aligns perfectly. Mine didn't at first attempt, and I put a small cut in the O-ring which gave me the joy of re-doing the full project over to fix the leak. As the others have said, the silicone grease will help the tube and o-ring slip into the proper position.
4. Ideally, you should replace the copper washers in the turbo coolant line. You might pick up some extras to keep on hand if you drop them in crevices within the car and cannot find them.
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