1996 Oldsmobile 88 Repair Question
Mileage: 156,000 miles.
I am following up on a question i found on line similar to mine...i have an 96 olds , just replaced water pump, now have a belt tensioner housing leak, that l shaped hose from housing to engine water jacket. i removed alternator as per the instructions
Asked by Fred nAnswer
Does the diagram show what you are working on?
The water pump looks right, however your drawing appears to suggest that water pump and cam/crank.cover are one piece...my housing seems to share the two larger bolts on the left side of the water pum (housing) shown...
Water pump can be separated from the housing but the front cover is a one piece that is also bolted to the oil pan from bottom.
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It's actually the tensioner housing by pass hose that I,m after....I was told to be careful because it's brittle and will l apart, it did, when I took it out, the problem was , is, that the housing is turning out to be difficult to either remove or manipulate to allow new hose replacement, apparently this is a dealer only item, and I,m going out to find one this pm, I hope there is enough play in it. The housing, it seems to be revolving around a single bolt perhaps. I have a bout 3/4 inch play, but I can't find that last bolt, if there is one, hoping there enough play to fit new bypas hose in...
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