How long does it take to repair the water pump in car?

how long does it take to repair the water pump in a Nissan Altima( don''t know the year but after 2002). What's the most time it could take?How long does it take to repair the water pump in car?A 2002 TO 2005 CALLS FOR 2.3 HOURS DEPENDS ON YOUR MECHANICAL SKILLS, AND KNOW HOW CAN TAKE MORE TIME FOR A NOVICE. GET A CHILTONS MANUAL AND FOLLOW IT CLOSELYHow long does it take to repair the water pump in car?Well first off you replace, you cant repair

Depending on if it is driven by the timing belt or not

About say oh 3 hours. May be shorter as I need to know the engine sizeHow long does it take to repair the water pump in car?depends on the age and the drivetrain, rear wheel drive is considerably easier. i changes a water pump on a 71 jeep a week ago, and it took maybe 30 minnutes. i changed one on 1998 toyota, and it took me close to 2 hrs newer motors are much more compact = harder to work on due to limited workspace.How long does it take to repair the water pump in car?Good lord, The water pumps in nissan v-6's are god awful, We did our work truck, and had to remove everything in front of the motor to replace it Radiator, shroud, fan, timing cover, It sucked, I wish we would have paid to have a shop do it. If someone is familiar with this motor, it would be a lot better. I am pretty good about doing my own repairs, but I hated this one. As someone else mentioned, Most of the problem is lack of space to work. If you are a samll person, you might get away with just moving stuff out of the way, but I am large, and had to remove everything to just get to it. These have dual valve trains, so make sure they dont move when you remove the timing belt.cause that could suck, if they dont go back together right. I was lucky, everything worked right when we were done. Get one of those metal markers, and mark all the pulleys, etc. before you remove them, so you know how to put them back.How long does it take to repair the water pump in car?usually about 3-4 hours. most imports, especially those with 4 cyl. have the water pump located behind most of the accesories like the a/c, power steering, and alternator. also i would change the timing belt while i was in there since that will be neccessary after a while anyway.



--good luckHow long does it take to repair the water pump in car?Ive done it in an hour with the little tools that I have in my garage at homeHow long does it take to repair the water pump in car?i did the job on a 91 maxima. the 6ers are a pain espessialy on a fwd car. i think it took me a bout 5 hours give or take. as with most of the other answers i would suggest having the timming belt changed while you are in there., the cover has to come off any ways, also slap new accesory belt(s) on her. those nissan engines are great as far as milage as long as the are cared for. we pulled 250k out of the 91 with regular oil changes.How long does it take to repair the water pump in car?labor time on a 2003 is about 2.5 hours, so it should take a skilled tech about that long...