Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8 - Water Pump Replacement
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- Come along in this video as a simple water pump replacement on this '07 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8 turns into an "extreme flushing"and a huge mess. I have seen some nasty cooling systems in my day but man this one takes the cake!
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I just want to know how you could not bust out laughing when you stuck the screwdriver into the radiator. My dad and I laughed so hard that our sides were hurting. It was the most entertaining mechanic video I have ever watched on youtube.
+Vincent Neri Haha pretty impressive trick with the screwdriver huh?
The screwdriver is like a gauge for testing how thick the clog is. Then you could blast it out with your science fiction looking air/ water flushing tool...haha
Wish I had your tool Eric I can't afford it they proud of that thing
I, for one, prefer those long, unexpected glitch, repair videos. It shows the real life situations, and the solutions to those issues, that arise when making repairs! It's the real life versions that make thing interesting! No one wants to see a rotate the tires video. They want to see the two stripped out nuts, and the three broken off studs, and the wheel won't come off of the hub videos, while doing a tire rotation, that we want to see. Thanks again for another great movie!!
+roadkill5333 Hahah yep that is real life for sure and how it usually goes lol :)
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I just want to add something EXTREMELY valuable to this job if you’re going to tackle it yourself- YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP! Removing it is easy, putting it back on and lining the bolts up is a royal PITA. All you need to do is loosen the two bolts thru the holes on the pulley enough to slide the unit out which is still hanging on the bolts enough to clear the bolt you’re removing on the water pump. Then when you’re done, all you need to do is retighten the power steering pump bolts. They will still be in the threads. Can’t believe this mechanic didn’t catch this. I think he’s too focused on using his power ratchet to notice things such as this. Anyways, this will shorten your job and your neighbors won’t have to hear you curse anymore.
I just did my power steering pump. The trick really was to use a drift pin in one hole and get the other bolt started. Then take out the pin and do the second one. It took minutes to do.
Thats what another youtuber did with an 08 Lucerne.
I'm impressed you did this without a single swear word.
Because of Dex-cool I was able to buy a house and most the tools in my box. Thank you GM for job security!
+Discretesignals I second that!
I’m a ford guy, is Dexcool what caused that? Looks like some added a gallon jug of bars stop leak, wow!
I use dex-cool. But change the coolant every 5 years. 2008 Buick w/171.000 miles
I still use Dexcool in the newer GM cars I wrench on. Not really an issue anymore since the newer stuff doesn't use plastic intake gaskets and doesn't route Dexcool through the intake manifold. The old stuff, 5.7, 3100/3400/3800 were pretty bad, and to make matters worse GM used those leak pellets that turned the cooling system into a mud pit like the one showed.
Dexcool in 3rd generation 4Runners causes the pink milkshake since the radiator is shared by the transmission and the engine. As soon as I bought it, I changed the radiator just in case it was on its way out, and filled 'er up with the green Prestone.
Can't thank you enough. Just changed out the water pump on my 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix . Had overheating problems and no heat and this fixed both. Video made it super easy...well...as easy as as it could be for a guy that's never changed out a water pump before. You've earned another new subscriber. Thanks so much for posting these videos!
The water pump doesn't make any noise no matter how bad the bearing is if the radio is louder than the pump !!!!!
DELCO radios rock.
HAHA!! My 1st Sergeant had that same concept, except his car had a throwout bearing that was going bad, his fix, turn the radio up louder, not sure why he was 1/2 deaf anyhow, just found it funny, and that squealing from that throwout bearing wasn't exactly quiet either.
This is the first time I saw a mechanic go such extra length to clean that nasty radiator. Any other shop would say radiator is no good and won't even bother, just add extra labor and parts to install a new radiator to the bill. Old school! Subscribed!
I've seen many cars go over 200k but never one as neglected as this one. I have to say I'm impressed at its ability to keep going. Kudos to Pontiac.
+Pook Atim Yeah that proves it... one heck of a car :)
It's that 3.8 v6. One of the best engines ever made
3.8 is Buick.
Amen to that brother, on Wards Top 10 Engines list many times
you got that right !
This is by FAR my favorite video. The look on your face Eric when you first start blasting the radiator is priceless !
My favorite episode too..
I just want to say "Gracias Amigo", Thank you my friend. Your video helped me replace the water pump on my mother's 06 Grand Prix with ease. It was not as bad once I got in to it. Coolant and Radiator in her car were not as bad as this car. Did have a little bit but not crazy like the one used on this video.
I LOVE this video! Thanks Eric for bringing us along for the ride. I have major envy of those air ratchets you have. I don’t do enough work on the family cars to “justify” the price but keep wishing for one at Christmas. I can relate to getting wet and messy doing coolant flushes. Thanks again.
The GM 3.8L Series II and III 3800 V6 engine might be one the best engines GM has ever made. As long as you changed the oil and didn't let them overheat, they would keep on running.
+stchman This one proves that!
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How many engines are still running with several pounds of goo in the radiator. Neglected and the engine still goes.
and run pretty well lol
stchman agree and change the coolant of course haha
Not even overheating them kills them. They are Iron Blocks on Iron heads. No easily warpable aluminum.
this is literally the best tutorial ive seen for this yet.
Honestly, I think that you are the most patient and merciful auto mechanic alife. Anyone else would charge this guy extra $$$$$ for a new radiator and extra labor. Dude you are amazing!!!!
Just watch this video the other day to see how hard it would be. Right after the video I replaced a water pump on a 04 grand pix and with your video it was pretty easy. Thanks for the good information
Thanks for uploading this, I'm just a poor boy who can't afford many tools let alone take my car in, I feel a lot better about doing this repair myself now
How about flushing the heater core?
Auto repair and comedy channel all in one!
You were born to your craft, a pleasure to watch you.
OMY...you found the pomtiac video that made me fall in love with your channel and made me almost go to the hospital from LAUGHING so hard.. Thank You
"Aw, man, this is so extreme!" Wow! Best video ever! I want more 'extreme flushing' videos!
I'm sure there are plenty of fetish sites that do "extreme flushing"
Always replace the 2 plastic elbows in the alternator bracket when doing this job.
buy the Dorman (amazingly they are your best option) metal ones.
do it
I had my water pump off twice this week looking for a leak thinking it was the gasket before remembering I saw this comment about the elbows. Guess what? It wasn't the water pump that was bad it was the crappy plastic elbows
Yup had this issue too on that heater core bypass elbows. They fall apart incredibly easy so I changed mine with the metal ones, too.
Did they still use those silly plastic elbows in 2007?
I know the '04's did.
I absolutely LOVE your vids, man!! I watch them very day!!! I wish we could clone u and put u in every shop in america!!! A good, knowledgeable, honest mechanic that can assess the problem, fix it or recommend the best course of action!!! A lot of dealerships cant even do that!!!!! Keep up the great work!! @SouthMainAutoRepairLLC
Thank you for uploading so that when I go to do the job on my 08 Lucerne, I don't have to go through the aggravation you went through!
Thanks for taking the time to record and post this. This gave me the confidence that I had diagnosed the problem properly, and that the repair wasn't too unreasonable. You're about to save a single mom some $$$.
My radiator wasn't that bad. The hard mud is Dex Cool sludge when the coolant brakes down. That crud has been in there far to long. Dex Cool was known for this kind of problem. I had a lot of sludge in mine too. Got some coolant flush and flushed my coolant system per directions. Have Fun Now.
For whatever strange reason this is probably one of your most satisfying videos to watch. Great job!
+shamfrod Haha it seems to be pretty popular so far:)
Yeah absolutely loved watching this video!!!
im satisfied
I just bought a 04 grandprix gt with 212 and I'm in love with it that engine is dam near bullet proof
Video was great and very informative. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
I've been in the motor trade a long time and also watch a lot of TH-cam Tech's, but I've got to say you are the best I've seen. Nothing phases you, you just get on and do any job without drama. Keep up the great work. We could do with a few like you in the UK.
+kevin forde Well drama never got any thing fix to quick right !?
If the first can of stop-leak don't work, put in a case!
+Aaron Kimmins Hahah
You should have saved that GM clay, next leak you could slap some on, cover it with a couple of hose clamps and the car is good to go.
It's not stop leak, it's just what happens when Dex-Cool is expired and/or exposed to air. Dex sludge is classic. I've seen it so many times. It's atrocious.
That's Bars Leak all day long.
M R Research Dex-Cool mud and you'll see. Not stop leak.
I know this is an old video but thank you for sharing this and not skipping anything important I was able to get mine finished in my driveway.
That was great!
That was for all the people who say it doesn't matter about the coolant colour, just chuck anything in! I suspect it was a combination of that a about 14 gallons of leak stop.
I am surprised they didn't bring the car back complaining that the temperature needle had never sat so low before.
Great job as usual Mr.O. I love to see how you work with your tools, I always learn something.
You have to be commercially viable but you always try to be consciencous and proffesional.
All I would have added was the classic, "Well there's your problem!" When you took off the radiator cap. I think you where in so much shock it escaped you.
Wow, sir, this was great! I believe I need the heater hose fittings changed on my GP, but this was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you SO much!
No prob!
Great video, man! It made me want to go out and hug my vehicle for having a clean cooling system. :)
+TheTexasCoder Haha
It was so good I watched it again and I’m running out of SMA videos. I customer would never lie about hearing or adding liquid wrench to fix a leak never.
I remember the days when you used to buy a kit to overhaul waterpumps ,bearing ,gland seal ect.same with brake parts master and slave cylinders.now you have to replace the whole unit.lol ,a nostalgic moment.
thanks for this video, it was very helpful. I kinda laughed when you saw the bolt under the power steering pulley cause it happened to me. thought I had to remove the pulley, but learned about the two bolts through the pulley on this video. Thank you.
-Gabe
TRY REINSTALL GOOD LUCK
another great job and video eric . it's amazing that pig didn't overheat. i'm not a mechanic but i sure love
your videos.some of the best on youtube. keep up the good work.
I like how you treat viewers. good job.
This one is my favorite video. I'm all about maintaining my cars
Love your channel, keep up the good work!!!
Kudos to you Eric O. Great video! If these customers only knew the half of it!
It takes long time for that coolant to 'go to clay'. "Clay" (at various states of solidification) kept that guys engine from overheating and seizing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am impressed!!
That being said it's 3800 series engine. So, yeah, good luck killing it!
That is odd, I did not get to experience the dex cool fail. however my 32 yr old Buick park avenue had a small leak in the radiator a few yrs back, we replace it with a new aluminum one, no problems since. I am happy some folks think a particular brand of car is more job security than another, when in fact they all need proper maintenance! Sometimes one area is saturated with a higher number of one brand more than another. Think about it. thank you for another top-notch video!
When I bought my 3.8 Bonneville the first thing I did was flush the dex cool out and filled it with green..no sludge yet at 230K
Thank you, great video and I will use this info to replace my water pump, again very much appreciated.
Great video and your little daughter is just precious!
I learned one thing, don't let your car go to long between the time it needs to get serviced or your radiator will turn into a rock hard mess. With that said, I'm glad I found your page because I've got a huge job ahead of me, good luck on your other videos, I'm subscribing to your channel, you have a new fan peace out ✌️✌️👍
Impressive! I have to do the same thing on my 07 Grand Prix (minus the extreme flushing!). 207k miles on mine. Thanks a million!
2022 : do you still own that 07 Grand Prix ?
@@RS-cd9cf Nope. Sold it at around 250k miles.
Great way to start the day!
Wow, crazy, by far best mechanic on youtube, thanks, learn so much form your channel.
...and the nicest one too ...
I have a cabin in Northern Georgia, we are on a well,I regularly change the pump filter every 30 days and the filter looks like the crud in this Pontiac, also I am originally from Upstate NY and worked for NY Telephone in 1972 I was assigned to Elmira NY after Hurricane Irene. The mud in this Grand Prix looks like it came from the Chemung River....Love your Vids and sense of humor ,reminds me of Home!!!!.
I would have loved to have seen the conversation you had with that customer when he came to pick up his car.
yeah i wish i could have seen the look on their face when they were shown the video
Great video Eric!!!....that flushing was quite an adventure!!!....(woowww!!! jajajaja), some people put mixtures into cooling systems to solve emergencies (mostly on the road), and yes!!! I´ve learned many quite interesting things with your videos, Thank you!!!!..... I´m watching two or three every evening!!!....I do not make many comments, but I always give a thumbs up!!!....Hello to your family, and Thanks for doing videos, I really appreciate it!!!!!!!..Great work you do there!!!!
+Fidel Robles Appreciate that thanks :)
Awesome video thanks for this.
I not only learned how to change out the water pump but also how to flush the system out.
Greatly Appreciated
Pretty awesome video very informative I'm fixing to have to do the same job on a 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo replace coolant elbows and water pump and I'm sure some busted knuckles thanks for the video
Dex-Cool and cavitation.. Flush your cooling systems ppl. Go with the good stuff, go green. Also that flush tool, and vacuum tool I need that in my life. I have 2 grand prixs an 01 GTP and an 06 GT both supercharged, I did both intake manifolds, water pump, plugs and wires on these and they're pretty simple. BTW you should have took out the thermostat. In this vid ur only flushing the lower rad hose pretty much.
People will still say dex sludge is a myth. A Oxalic Acid flush and switching to green will solve all issues. The Dex Cool does not like non pressurized overflow coolant tanks.
Great job Eric!
Had to replace the water pump in my son’s 2007 Grand Prix (soon to be mine) today. Changing out the pump literally took me a half hour after watching your video. Even taking out the power steering pump and putting it back in wasn’t too hard. It was just getting the cooling system bled out that was a pain in the butt. The belt went out on this thing literally two days before the pump did and there was no play in the bearing. Today when I pulled it out there was a tremendous amount of play and leakage. Thank you for this video
Chicago
I'm surprised that car didn't overheat! P.S. That was a 1000 USD Flush and agreed, 2000 for the finger cut!
I've heard of a case like this somebody mixed the wrong antifreeze with dex-cool and it turned to mud and looked exactly like this, I saw the old parts. They flushed the block much like you did replace the water pump, radiator and I think they ended up replacing the heater core too. They also chemical flushed it several times after assembly until it ran clear. It was a costly job but the mechanic showed the people that owned the car what it looked like and told them this was the only way he recommended to help prevent another breakdown or more damage that would keep costing them money.
@@evanst72The “ auto parts store guy “
Is probably the one who sold him the wrong crap any way . Literally they hire anyone as long as you are able to work a computer and educated enough to learn to change out windshield wipers
Love your new air tool and your old pressure washer.
This is a great reality show! Much better than TV!
I am glad that was on video...I doubt I would have believed that without see it it; crazy!
+Terrance Grant You and me both lol
Gives new meaning to the phrase "Blow chunks".
Dex-Cool is a wonderful sealant, now that you flushed it out the radiator tanks will leak next! I tried this method 15 years ago and gave up, too many come backs...for other coolant leaks! GM did pay for my Tech 2, and my custom house on the Guadalupe River in Texas thanks to so many repairs, on GM cars and trucks, my favorite car brand to work on...PS, Eric, I now own 3 Jeeps, a 1999 Cherokee, a 2002 Wrangler and a 2010 Grand Cherokee hemi. All run like new with no dealer service, ever! Thank you, GM!
And here I am .. afraid of using water to clean my engine.. 😅
Great work! As usual!
I bought a fixer upper Ford transit connect and thought I’d learn how to work on it.. and been addicted to your channel from then on!
Thanks for sharing you and your family! If you’re ever in Norway let me know! I’d love to buy you a beer! 😎🍻
Hey Eric O, just this last week started watchin’ your channel, nice to witness another real ‘motor engineer’ at work. You mentioned a chemical solution to the flush issue on that cooling system. Over here in Scotland I remember using just that 45 years ago. I worked in a military workshop but as a civilian and at that time we had Bedford 4 Ton trucks powered with a 300 cubic inch straight 6 petrol engine (it was quite possibly of GM origin). Well they were really bad for the cooling system gunging up similar to your Pontiac. Our method was to add a good handful of ‘Citric Acid BP’ crystals to the top of the radiator, top up with water and run for 10 minutes after reaching the normal working temperature. On reverse flushing with clean water until the water ran clean from the radiator top, we then neutralised any residual citric acid solution in the system by adding Lisipol (dunno what the modern equivalent of that product would be but anyhow it was a mild alkaline soap) and running for a further 10 minutes after reaching normal working temperature. Anyway, that process worked really well the inside of the radiator shone like they were brand new brass tanks. Sorry for the very tardy post, as I said I’ve just started watching your channel. Really enjoying it, will take me a wee while to catch up to your current offerings but I’ll get there🙂. Thanks, keep on turning those spanners, oh and watch your fingers👍🏻. Wullie
was this steel radiators or aluminum?
@@ozzykrahn806 Brass and solder, 47 years ago, not many, if any, aluminium radiators👍🏻
New technology! Solid coolant.
+Garth Goldberg Air cooled!
AHH!!!! Its dehydrated coolant, you just have to add water ;).
I found this video three years late that I can remember anyways. Everything that can be said about the car has already been said. I don't know when I've had this much fun watching an SMA. It was therapeutic like zen comedy and that blaster is just sicky gnar gnar.
I didn’t look at the length of the video. Just the title. Thought it’d be a quick water pump.... then I saw you pull off the radiator cap. Now I know it’s gonna be a good long one. 👍🏼
That's what happens to Dex Cool, it turns to acidic sludge.
That is right Dex Cool not good, so I used regular antifreeze and it runs better
I had this happen to my 96 s10 blazer. There was a recall on it
That’s what happens when you never top off a dex cool system or flush it out ever. I own a 2001 trans am and a 2002 grand am both have over 200k miles both have used dex cool their entire lives never had an issue.
That is exactly what I have...
"YUKE"
Fortunately the 3.8 V6 in the 4th gen Camaro doesn't require you to move the power steering pump as their is adequate room. You are one of the few doing this job that mention using thread sealant on the long bolts which is important, but it really is a pain to remove them later/next time.
That heater core cleaner device you have is insanely nifty! I definitely have to pick one of those up
Just a very likable guy.
You are a great person you save them a lot off money
That look on your face from the initial blast is priceless!
It's a Kodak moment. 😏
Or Flush Gun 90
Sludge on the face priceless 👍🤣
Thanks so much...I was doing my and got stucked with the screw behind the power steering pulley but you came to the rescue...you rock...
My had some of that gungk but not as bad that's build up due to overtime with the
dex_coolant have to keep eyes on it...😵
Looked clear as mud to me!!
great vid Eric O, gotta love those " easy ones" right!!😏 I replaced the water pump on my wife's 03 Honda CRV, and I can tell you it WAS NOT easy!!😏
talk about neglect. great videos love the channel
Man, you are a life saver, I could not see how to get pulley off for just the one bolt of the water pump that never should have been in the way in the first place, however I did not know the holes, (3) were obtainable with a deep socket and a wratchet, don't have a power one so I hope I can get it, I got this car from an auction and overheating is serious, I added a 160 degree thermostat but that was not the real problem, but helped a lot on the old 5.0 gt (1990) thanks man for your video, your hard work, and your time. I was about to lose my car, nobody wanted to help me with this 2004 grand prix learning experience, next I'll try to get ac going if I fix car and deliver pizzas then on to UBER, I'll be bigtime then. thanks, Ryan Tucson Arizona
I have an '05 Pontiac Grand Prix and it's had cooling issues ever since I bought it back in March (it's mid July now). That coolant in my car and my coolant cap looked somewhat like that, I flushed most of the cooling system out (except for the engine block, I am not too knowledged on that) but it still overheats, the last owner treated that car terribly. It has 261k miles on it. It is crazy how much shit that 3.8 has been through.
I have seen some unmaintained vehicles in my day but dam. That takes the cake. Another great video. Thank you again sir. Jim
+scrimmy6969 I don't think it has anything to do with maintenance. Look at these pictures. www.sancarlosradiator.com/dex-cool_pics.htm
Steve Price Nothing to do with maintenance?? My personal opinion it has everything to do with just that. GM's wise choice to use DEX will do exactly what this vehicle is showing. I do not know you and I will not click the link you provided. Thank you for the input.
+scrimmy6969 It's all good. I'm a confident and capable person, so I'll click on links. I can handle anything a machine throws at me. Computers are a little more complicated for some, I can understand that.
+Dick Fageroni I think I should submit my pic with the screwdriver standing up in it lol
or a sweet ash tray then learn how to smoke...
Something tells me that you just flushed out the only stuff holding that engine together...🤔...😂😂😂
Have seen similar (not like clay but strong fine foam) before the headgasket went bye-bye. That, or the repair shop put something else in as coolant. Also happened quite fast - little low on coolant before scheduled maintenance (checked, still OK) and about 150km after, that was all it took. Got cleaned out and seemed OK for 1500km or so, then started missing first cyl and finally hydrolocked.
There is more to this story but jumping ahead I think I found out why this trouble came to be. Apparently, one hole for the head bolts had less threads than others. The bolts being identical, one of them reached the specified torque faster but was actually not holding as thight. Sometimes it is good idea to check if the bolts can go deep enough.
ha ha. that's probably true.
it is a hot mess
Maybe they pissed someone off and they filled it with sand or something
Since I'm a new subscriber went back through and watched all of Mr. O's vids. Thought my "very well" (BS) maintained '97 F-150, according so seller was bad, until I saw the muck in this one. I changed all the fluids in the truck and got what looked like Dairy Queen hot chocolate syrup out of the radiator, McDonald's rancid french fry grease out of both axles, some kind of brown friggin' mess out of the transfer case, and black Texas crude out of the trans!
Best waterspout I've ever seen!!!
That’s the best laugh I’ve had while watching you doing your best with that a car like that.....Wow
Omg omg!!! I'm doing a coolant flush this weekend!!! I dont care if I need it....I'm just gunna do it...bleg!!!
Clr this is your time to shine
One of the best motors ever made
informative, thank you...
Hahaha! Wow that's solid! That system hasn't been flushed since 1902. I'm only 1/3 of the way in this video, but looking forward to see how this ends...
Great show, from beginning to end. I'm surprised at how well that OTC flush gun worked. Did heck of a job!
I do not use dex cool because of what you showed. I use the green stuff. Good job sir!!
WOW, That was caked up, I cant believe it was'nt overheating, great video as always
Coolant temp sensors need coolant on them to read not mud haha
Man, your eatin lunch like every day
Dexcool always does that. I always flush out my GM's and use the green. Works every time.
Well to be fair, that's the 5 year 150,000 mile coolant. It was probably years off with an additional stacked 50,000 miles on top of that. I don't think it mattered what type of coolant it was going to be in the first place.
@@Kjllo1216 that is right
Thank you for this video, helped out a lot!
I loved the Extreme Flushing game.... you should do it more often! Fancy vacuum tool too, never seen that one before!!