I have a '96 subaru Legacy L class with 264,000 miles on it. I'm pretty stoked that the pump has gone THAT long without any service but alas, it has finally croaked. My question? How the heck do i get to it? would i need anything more then a socket set? I know that the timing belt and and covers need to some off, what precautions do i need to take in doing that.

Thank you,

Clueless Penny Pincher

its under the timing belt covers ... sooooooo on milage like that what i would do is the water pump, timing belts, oil pump and oil pump seals.

 

nipper

I changed the water pump on my 92 Legacy wagon earlier today. I didn't have to remove the camshaft sprocket as the Haynes manual suggests. I found this forum the other day when I was contemplating using a gasket sealant in conjunction with the correct Subaru OEM gasket. The consensus was no gasket sealant required. However, I did use just a very very light film of the Permatex brown stuff in the can with the brush just to get the gasket to adhere to the pump in enabling it to go on correctly.

Of course make sure you remove the plastic dust guard strip from the side of the old pump....the one in the pan of coolant under the car.....and put it on the new pump before you install it. Don't ask!