1992 2.1 Sd Auto Estate

[Dieselman]

Thinking back over the days work made me realise I hadn't fitted the regulator hydraulic hose retainer bracket under the aforementioned missing bolt: quick job, undo the bolt, install the bracket, refit bolt.

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The water pump arrived so it was on with timing belt and water pump removal.
As expected the bolts were all seized in and as they screw into the aluminium casing I was very careful to work them out gently, with plenty of lube and loosening and tightening repeatedly until they were free.
I didn't have any taps, or dies, so spent some time cleaning the bolts and casing threads until the bolts could be screwed in by hand only. When fitting I added a trace of copper-slip to avoid any further corrosion issues.

When the pump was removed half the gasket was very stuck to the housing, so I cut it off with a knife blade, then wire bushed, sanded and scraped the face until clean.

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Fitting the new pump and gasket is straightforward, though it's useful if you apply non-setting sealing compound to stick the gasket to the water pump to hold it in position.
I fitted this one dry, so it was a bit of a fiddle to ensure the gasket stayed aligned. I didn't want to use grease as the gasket is meant to bond to the metal surface.

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Interestingly, the pump being removed is a genuine Citroen one. I can't work out whether it is September '92, or September '02 manufacture. September '92 would correspond with the manufacture of the car.

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The timing belt and engine mounts are all back on, awaiting adding coolant.