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Originally Posted by zanderch
Have any more of you done this job since? Any word on how necessary it is to remove the water pump/harmonic balancer? Was lifting the engine a few inches needed? Dropping the subframe?
Seen mixed reviews about everything needed, just want to streamline this job as much as possible once I start ripping everything apart.
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It will come down to the last two bolts on the oil cooler thermostat. I couldn't get them out with the tools I had, including quarter inch drive torx bits, which somebody said those worked for them.
This job is not a 3 hour job as it was also claimed before. More like 10 hours if you take your time (and you should). I didn't have to remove the water pump or the harmonic balancer when I attempted mine, then again I couldn't finish the job. So take my advice with a grain of salt.
If I had to do it again, I'd see if it was possible to access those two bolts through the wheel well. In fact I'd suggest you remove the fender liner and see if you have a good view of the sucker before doing anything else (please post pictures lol). I got this idea when I removed the passenger side fender liner to replace my washer pumps. Due to symmetry, I would expect to see the oil cooler thermostat clearly from that angle.
If there is still not enough clearance, I'd raise the engine couple of inches, which should be more than enough to get those bolts out.