Ford 4.2L V6 Water Pump Replacement (1998 F-150) Part 1 of 2 

Thanks for this video. It was very usefull. My f150 4.2 2001 it's about 280.000 milles. This is my first time doing this kind of work. Today i going to install the pump. You help me a lot. I hope that my english was fine.

Wow, serpentine belt was shredding and I realized my water pump was loose. DIYing it but could not find a video for a 4.2 anywhere. This is the only video I could find (thank god it’s a great one). Anyways, you posted this the same exact time my water pump gave out. If it wasn’t for you, I would be shit outta luck and a lot poorer. Thank you so much for posting this. So wild how you can randomly help someone you’ve never met without knowing you are doing it. Liked and subscribed. Thank you!!

Thanks for your great job of instructing. Made the job a lot more simple and easier for me. Have a great day.

You may want to look into replacing the timing cover gaskets as well. The water pump on Fords bolts to the timing cover, which serves as an adaptor plate to the block. In short, it carries the water from the pump into the block. It uses a similar gasket as the water pump but on the back side: timing cover to engine block. This one fails with time, and will dump coolant into your crankcase. Make a mess too.

Just changed mine on my '01 4.2l, you don't have to pull the pulley off the power steering pump, just loosen the 4 mounting bolts 12mm, thread them almost all the way but leave a few threads to hold and slide it back, the water pump bracket bolt can clear easily..

Very detailed video great job.

Working on a slightly newer one of these now. A new water pump put in not that long ago to chase a squeaking issue is itself now squeaking. I've owned mine since new and its nowhere near as crusty looking (only 80k on it). I was glad you got those long bracket bolts out w/o snapping them off. It seems like they built everything around the pump on this engine.

Thank you so much for making this video brother. 🫡👍🏿

Great tutorial

Good video wish you would done part 2 but keep up with the hard work 👍🔥

Thank you so much! After this video I made the choice to change the car , not the water pump only. This engine (4.2l) is the disgrace to the American auto industry...

Great detail thanks

Had a water pump installed because I had a leak from a broken seal (my 2002 f150 has 316K miles. I figured to replace the water pump even though it's the seal that is broken only. I have been driving it for a month with a leak and I just add a gallon of water in the morning and all good to go until the next day. In the process the mechanic damaged the radiator, transmission line. Told him and the shop owner that all those were ok when I drove in. I replaced them as well. The next day i drive out and not less than 2 miles on the highway vehicle breaks down. I attempted to drive back to the mechanic about 4 miles away but one mile from where i died I could not start any longer. Had to get it towed. When I got back to the shop the mechanic realizes and I wish I checked but he barely reconnected the battery cable. Again, I test drive it, it was still running rough and again 2 miles away it overheats on the highway. After letting it cool down, I bring it back and without telling me he removed the thermostat that I installed 2 months ago. So, I guess it is not overheating anymore but still driving rough, so he said my ignition coil and sparkplugs were bad. Luckily, I still had a warranty on the ignition coil since I replaced it 2 months ago with thermostat, fuel injectors, sparkplugs and cables. After all that he now says my crankshaft pully is broken, it was sliding back and forth. I don't know if he damaged this maybe not, but he has gone under the vehicle in this area especially after he broke the transmission line. Now, I think I am going to find another mechanic shop. I have been going back and fort to this shop for 3 days and even though the truck is not overheating any longer, it now doesn't have a thermostat and it is running rough and has slow acceleration compared to how it was running smooth and strong before i brought it in.

Removing the power steering pump pulley is a waste of time, you can move the bracket out of the way without taking the bolt behind pulley completely out

13:04 I'm having serious issues with this bolt and don't have access to a gear puller. Think I can wiggle the pump out without taking this bolt off?

Hello. Awesome video my friend. I have a 2001 f150 v6 . Can you recommend where to buy a good water pump please. Thank you. Be well.

You should only use impact sockets with a impact gun. They have more mass which helps loosen them and they wont shatter.

Mine did the same thing take the reservoir cap off the drain plug will immediately flow freely.

That htr outlet pipe is a pain in the butt I just deal with while changing the thermostat

I deleted my oil cooler too now that y pipe feeds the heater core and lower intake

Part 2?

Where was part 2?

what's the scoop on the MGA?

Where’s part two? lol

Had to sawzall the fan clutch off as advance Auto tool rental sucks ass i bought a new severe duty fan clutch anyway

Brokering bold