How To: Replace a Water Pump on a 2011 to 2017 Ford F-150

These step-by-step instructions and video explain a water pump replacement on a 2012 Ford F-150, and will be similar to replacement procedures on Ford F-150 models with a 5.0-liter engine from 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. The replacement procedures will also be similar for select Ford Mustang models with a 5.0-liter V8 engine from 2011-2017. Replacing a damaged or failing water pump can help your truck’s engine stay cool and can improve engine performance. If you notice your truck is leaking coolant, overheating, or if you see steam from under the hood, you should inspect your Ford’s water pump and replace it if it is failing to prevent engine overheating and damage.

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0:00 Welcome Back
0:38 Drain the Coolant
0:48 Disconnect Hoses
1:08 Remove Alternator Belt
1:30 Remove the A/C Belt
1:59 Detach Radiator Hoses
2:27 Remove the Waterpump
2:59 Install the New Waterpump
3:23 Reinstall Radiator Hoses
4:01 Reinstall A/C Belt
4:11 Reinstall Alternator Belt
4:26 Tighten Pulley Bolts
4:36 Refill Coolant

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Your Ford F-150’s water pump is a crucial part of your engine’s cooling system. Your truck’s water pump moves coolant throughout the engine to keep it within normal operating temperatures and to prevent it from overheating. Replacing a worn or failing water pump on your 2012 Ford F-150 can help ensure your truck’s cooling system is functioning properly. If you need to replace your truck’s water pump, you may see coolant leaks underneath the middle and front of your engine, steam coming from under the hood, the bearing in the water pump could fail and cause a squeaking or squealing noise, or your Ford may overheat. Ensure that the belt is fully engaged with the water pump pulley and the pulley is spinning before replacing the water pump to ensure that the problem isn’t due to a loose belt. It is important to replace a failing or leaking water pump as soon as possible to prevent your engine from overheating and causing engine damage. Our step-by-step instructions will help you perform a water pump replacement on your Ford F-150.
 
Park on a flat surface… and wait for the engine to cool down… then place a fluid catch pan under the radiator petcock. Open the petcock… and allow the coolant to drain into the drain pan.

Open the hood… and disconnect the hoses and electrical connector...then remove the air intake tube.
 
To remove the alternator belt, loosen the four water pump pulley bolts. While the alternator belt is still in place, it provides the needed tension against the pulley to keep it from spinning while removing the bolts. Once the water pump pulley bolts are loosened, use a 13mm socket on a breaker bar or ratchet to rotate the belt tensioner counterclockwise … and remove the belt from the pulleys.

Your Ford may be equipped with two serpentine belts, one of which runs the A/C compressor. Now is a good time to remove the AC belt to prevent coolant from getting on it, but Before removing it you’ll need to get the alternator tensioner out of the way. To do this you’ll need to first remove the alternator belt tensioner with a 13mm socket. Then to remove the AC belt insert your breaker bar into the AC belt tensioner, and rotate clockwise.
 
Now you can remove the two bolts from the thermostat housing… and remove the thermostat and housing. If you’re also replacing the thermostat, disconnect it from both the upper and lower hoses.

Finish removing the four bolts from the water pump pulley. Disconnect the heater outlet hose from the tube, as well as loosening the clamp and disconnecting the de-gas bottle to..

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