OEM 2001 Toyota Celica Water Pump

2001 Toyota Celica Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the water pump on 2001 Toyota Celica?

  A: The water pump repair process starts by taking off the RH engine under cover followed by coolant draining then removal of the drive belt. Service technicians should remove six bolts followed by the water pump and O-ring from the 1ZZ-FE engine before cleaning away all engine coolant from the water chamber room. Special Service Tool: 09960-10010 (09962-01000, 09963-00600) enables the removal of 4 water pump pulley set bolts before extracting the water pump pulley and its 6 bolts along with the O-ring and cleaning engine coolant from the water chamber room. The replacement process of the water pump should avoid the removal of the RH engine mounting bracket or generator. The water pump inspection requires visually checking the drain hole for coolant leakage before necessary water pump replacement. Normally rotate the pulley to check water pump bearing performance before deciding to replace the water pump. When installing the water pump on the 1ZZ-FE engine use a new O-ring on the timing chain cover after proper installation with 6 bolts which require 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.) torque on Bolt A followed by 11 Nm (113 kgf-cm, 8 ft. lbs.) torque on Bolt B. The bolt A length should be 30 mm (1.18 inch) while bolt B length should be 35 mm (1.38 inch). When installing the water pump on the 2ZZ-GE engine, workers must first install a new O-ring onto the timing chain cover and then use 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.) torque to fasten the 6 wall bolts and subsequently install the water pump pulley before using Special Service Tool: 09960-10010 (09962-01000, 09963-00600) to tighten 4 water pump pulley set bolts to 15 Nm (153 kgf-cm, 11 ft. lbs.). The procedure ends with reinstallation of the RH engine under cover as well as the drive belt and engine coolant filling before starting the engine to verify leak points and inspecting coolant levels again.