This video saved me so much time and mental anguish. I had a pretty good idea how to do it, but this video made it so much easier. Thank you for including the torque specs also. That was a huge help.
These 3.7 V6 Jeep engines have a rubber gasket that after about 4 to 5 years of use will seep when cold weather hits. My 2008 Liberty is on its 3rd water pump gasket since new and now since cold weather has returned it's seeping again. Watch for a small puddle under the engine in the morning after a cold night. Safe to drive because it warms up and reseals, but you still need to replace the gasket when you can. I have replaced only the gasket once without replacing the water pump myself when the truck had 120K miles. Dealer replaced pump and gasket under warranty at about 50k Miles. Now since the Jeep has 169K on it I'll also replace the water pump since I'm in there. And while you're doing this change the belt and tensioner as well as upper and lower hoses if you want to keep your Jeep in great condition.
Thanks a bunch! I was able to change the water pump with no difficulties. The part about how to remove water reservoir and fan could be a little more detailed, but did work fine for me anyway.
Marcos Flores glad it worked out for you. I know I should have more detail on the water reservoir and fan. I apologize but am glad you got it done despite that. Thanks so much for the input. Have a great day!
😎in Australia this job is about $1500... Insane in the membrane...that's why I do my own jobs but thanks for sharing your jeep liberty or in Australia it's called the Jeep Cherokee 2012
Marco Z Just finished this job. Water pump, upper radiator hose, lower radiator hose and a drive belt all AcDelco plus a thermostat. All were under $150 off of Amazon.
Thank you for the video. It made the replacement of my water pump easier. I also had trouble getting the air out of the system. I didn't pull the vent plug. It was way to tight to move on my jeep. I finally got the thermostat to open also with the radiator cap on, and it sucked the water out of the reservoir after driving 3 miles. Took 3 trips to get it completely full.
Thanks for letting us know that the video helped. We really appreciate that. Yes, the jeeps are tricky to get the air out of the system. Some people park it up on a ramp to help the air escape. Glad you figured out a way to make it work!
Great job and video, thank you, by the way the water neck bleeder screw is how you get the air out of the system by loosening it while running until no bubbles then tighten back up. Great video 🤟
@ Whistling Rock When you loosened the bleeder screw while running the engine did you have the radiator cap and the coolant reservoir cap off at the same time, also?
I normally do not comment on videos however I’m a mom who just can’t pay a shop that kind of money I have worked at a tire shop for years and done other small stuff myself so I decided I would see if I could figure this out on my 2010 Jeep liberty and BY FAR this is ABSOLUTELY the BEST video I have ever watched on you tube for mechanical repairs.. I’m going to attempt this in 2 days wish me luck only thing I kinda wish u could have elaborated on a little more was the replacement of coolant I see you said you had to put some in the other lil spot until it “opened” I’m not sure what I will be looking for when I go back to running it and refilling the fluid . Now I don’t crank it until I refill the radiator and the overflow initially right?
Yes just fill the main radiator and the overflow start the engine and try and get the coolant to circulate. You will probably need to loosen that Allen screw bleeder at the top of the upper radiator hose like I did. Other things that made it a little difficult it was to get that plug off of the electric fan and those torx screws that hold on the plastic reservoir. Good luck any questions just reply and I will do my best to answer them
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid Thanks, your video helped a lot. I got the water pump replaced. Luckily it went out in the parking lot of an AutoZone so I changed it in the parking lot haha. My only issue i had was I have the tow package on mine and had an issue getting off the mechanical fan that attached to the water pump. I replaced the pump and haven't out the fan back on yet. I didn't get the fan off until a couple of days later using a torch.
Great video but, when I have all of that apart, and at 87K miles, I would have replaced the upper and lower radiator hoses and their rusted clamps, and any other rubber hose I could easily access while I was in there. You replaced the idler pullies which is great, but why stop there?
Mine is a 2012 and has an extra fan that I think is attached to the water pump. I haven’t begun working on it yet waiting on parts. I hope that doesn’t complicate things too much. I still can’t find a video for it.
If that's the case I wouldn't think it should complicate it much, it should be almost the same. I don't know much about that year but wish you the best.
Creating A Simpler Life Thank you for responding. It actually did not. It’s called a viscous fan according to some video I watched and you need a tool to immobilize the water pump pulley to pull it off. The nut on it is massive so I had to buy a similarly massive crescent wrench and i didn’t buy the tool. I just used my channel locks to grab on the pulley while I broke the nut. It really didn’t complicate the job but added $30 to the overall cost due to the huge crescent wrench I had to buy.
At 217,000 Miles I replaced the pump on my 2008 JL. not really needed but did anyway because I made an assumption and had already bought the pump. Turns out the gasket was the cause of the coolant leak. New pump came with the gasket ordered on AMZN. I love working on cars except when I have to dissasemble almost the entire car to do the job. This case is a perfect example. Came to watcth this video to have an idea of what I hve to face....since it is the Radiator what I have to change now at over 254,000 miles.
Wow! I'm glad to hear that you have that kind of mileage on yours. It makes me happy to know I have a lot of life left in mine. It just reached 100k .Thanks for watching.
I'm pretty sure my jeep is having the same problem right now. My coolent only leaks when the a/c is on. Did you have that same issue before? Or has anyone?
Yes! I was running my AC in my '12 Liberty my entire lunch break last week, then when I left work there was a loud high pitched hum coming from the engine area. 2 days later coolant is leaking everywhere in the engine area. Mechanic told me that the water pump, thermostat and coolant temp sensor all need to be replaced.
Mine was leaking and couldn't quite pin point the point of exit. All I knew is when I would check coolant level is was low. Went on for 2 weeks. Till one day...night I shoukd say, a string of steam showed itself out of the hood while waiting at a drive thru. Fortunately it was approx. 3 miles from home. Well, the Radiator has a small hole right beneith the coolant reservoir, but in order to see it I had to stretch myself and snake my neck to get a view thru the fan shroud. And there it was the dried up coolant that ran downd the honey comb of the Radiator Not really looking forward to doing that but I am not giving $600 to $1100 dollar to a shop. I am GTDIMS. GOING TO DO IT MY SELF.
did you do that while it was running or off Its dark now I will try it again tomorrow she is sitting with the cap off in the garage letting as much air out as I can over night @@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
Tim Bourgault I did it both ways. I did it cold and made sure it was full . Started the engine, let it warm up and loosened the screw until all the air was out and some fluid came out.
Kerri P I wish I actually could have but there’s no way to get the camera in there. You just have to feel for the plastic plug and pull it out. There’s a little push tab that you need to squeeze to get it out.
I might have to replace my water pump because of a freekin bolt leaking or so I thought !!! 2012 and only 76 k on it and find out it has a bad casting and only leaking due to there being a little divot on the engine casting where the gasket rides! REALLY!!!!!!!!!! Hope this one holds for a while. So pissed at Jeep or whomever built this POS
Wow that really sucks. Have you tried some black RTV silicone on the threads of the bolt? When you put it back in it might be just enough to hold. I'm not a fan of Chrysler products either. Good luck and thanks for watching.
STOP.... you only need to remove the alternator (two wires and three bolts) then you will have plenty of room to replace the waterpump. takes about 2-2.5 hours total. depending on how many times you drop the wrenches on the ground...lol. have done several with no issues. the hardest part is installing the belt after replacement of the pump (easy with two men).
Thanks for the info. There is definitely more than one way to skin a cat. I did it this way so I could get a chance to take a good look at everything and change the the idler and tensioner bearings. I'm just a diy'er, Next time I'll know. Thanks again.
Or women😂😬...I did mine by myself in a Walmart parking lot once(bc that’s where it finally gave out). I kept the coolant container visible and picked it up every once in a while so it looked like I was just trying to pour in coolant so no one bothered me about doing it elsewhere. We come from a mechanic/diy family so between our dad and these videos, saved ALOT of money on labor and simple repairs like this. I was quoted $600 for this job from a shop😳😳😡. My actual cost $52 and a borrowed torque wrench🙌🙌
We had an engine replaced and I gave them a new water pump, actually I just put it on the engine they replaced and told them it was brand new! Here I am less than a year-and-a-half later putting on another! I don’t think they listened to me!! Quite angry!! Not a hard job but not an easy job. Not something I want to take up my day 😡
