Water Pump Replacement on Honda 150 VTEC

After having some issues with our 2020 Honda 150 VTEC overheating, we discovered that our water pump was malfunctioning. David removed the lower unit and replaced the water pump, which fixed the problem. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email us at [e-mail], or you can contact us on Facebook, / offgrid.islandlife
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[@kristoffscuba5466]

Nice video. I have the 135hp version of the engine (non vtec). They are great engines. My couple of tips are 1: apply some dish soap to the new impeller to lube it up when first starting. Probably not required but it makes me feel better. I don’t like greasing them as the grease will go into the cooling system which seems daft to me. 2: I use a ratchet strap hooked to the engine cowling and looped under the prop to support the lower unit when refitting. It saves the back and it allows ample time to check the shafts are aligned before sending it home. To be fair you managed great in this video just with lifting it, but I often find they don’t want to slide in that easy, and being able to pause and leave it supported whist you wiggle is helpful. Good work.

[@off-gridislandlifeinalaska]

Thank you for the helpful suggestions! We will give that a try the next time we work on it. Thanks for watching!

[@carlamilne2265]

Amazing how much you know. Handy guy

[@off-gridislandlifeinalaska]

Thanks for watching!

[@off-gridislandlifeinalaska]

Thank you!