Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Octavia Mk1 > Power unit | 1,6/74; 75 kW MPI engine | Engine cooling | Parts of cooling system - Summary of components

Removing and installing coolant pump

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Wire

Removing

–	Remove engine covers → Chapter.

–	Drain coolant → Chapter.

–	Remove noise insulation on the right -arrows-, in the lower part of the figure.

–	Remove V-ribbed belt → Chapter.

–	Remove ribbed V-belt tensioning device → Chapter.

–	Remove top and middle toothed belt guard.

–	Position crankshaft on TDC for cylinder 1.

–	Take toothed belt off camshaft sprocket → Chapter.

Note

t	The belt pulley/vibration damper and the bottom toothed belt guard can remain installed.

t	The timing belt remains fitted onto the crankshaft timing belt sprocket.

Engines with identification characters AEH, AKL

–	Release screws -1- and -5- and remove timing belt guard at rear -2-.

–	Unscrew coolant pump -4- and carefully guide out along the engine support.

Engines with identification characters AVU, BFQ

–	Unscrew fixing bolts -1- of the coolant pump and remove the coolant pump -2-.

Install

–	Clean sealing surface for O-ring or smoothen.

–	Moisten new O-ring -3- with coolant.

–	Attach the coolant pump. Fitting position: Plugs in housing point downwards.

Engines with identification characters AEH, AKL

–	Insert rear toothed belt guard, tighten screw -1- to 20 Nm.

–	Tighten screws -5- of coolant pump to 15 Nm.

Engines with identification characters AVU, BFQ

–	Position the coolant pump -2- in the cylinder block and tighten the fixing screws -1-. Tightening torque: 15 Nm.

Continued for all engines

–	Installing toothed belt, tensioning (setting timing) → Chapter.

–	Installing tensioning element for the V-ribbed belt. Tightening torque: 25 Nm.

–	Install the V-ribbed belt → Chapter.

–	Top up coolant → Chapter.

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