| Taming a horse that packs a potent heave of | | | | Pump, where it enters the engine. |
| performance inside that of an engine of a Saturn | | | | It is the duty of the water pump to continuously |
| is a must. After all, it is needed to prevent such | | | | serve its purpose to keep the engine at a safe |
| damages like engine overheating. Thus, the cooling | | | | and manageable temperature. If there is too |
| system is there to remove excess heat form the | | | | much heat present at the engine bay, chances |
| engine, thereby keeping engine temperature at | | | | are, this could damage the involved parts. The |
| bay. Such condition would trigger increased power, | | | | seals separating different engine fluids would melt. |
| torque and fuel economy. | | | | Diluted oil will be inefficient for friction, while other |
| An important element in driving off the heat in | | | | delicate metal parts would warp from the |
| the engine compartment is the coolant. The one | | | | extreme heat. If worse comes to worst, a failed |
| that transports this throughout the confines of | | | | Saturn Water Pump would lead to a rather |
| the cooling system is the Saturn Water Pump. It | | | | difficult process to replace it. First, the belt that |
| is the centrifugal pump being driven by a belt | | | | drives the water pump must be removed, Also, |
| connected to the crankshaft of the engine. From | | | | the timing cover must be opened. It is then when |
| the radiator, the coolant is transported to the | | | | access to the mounting bolts of the pump could |
| engine and back to the radiator itself. This is | | | | then be possible. When the timing cover is off, |
| where the coolant with the heat is being cooled | | | | check for the proper operation of the timing chain |
| off through the radiator fan. It then dissipates | | | | or belt. |
| through the air outside. | | | | From warped leaks to blown gaskets, the Saturn |
| This water pump contains the shaft with a pulley | | | | Water Pump can also be prone to leaks. Notice |
| at one end and a pump rotor at one end. As the | | | | that refill becomes more frequent than the usual |
| belt spins the pulley, the rotor starts to circulate | | | | with a leakage. A "weep hole" is when there is a |
| the coolant. Near the center of the pump is an | | | | small hole drilled on the underside of the water |
| inlet in order for the coolant returning from the | | | | pump. There is sit seeps past a bad seal, it drains |
| radiator would hit the pump vanes. After which, it | | | | out the weep hole. Replacement is a healthy |
| delivers the coolant outside the Saturn Water | | | | remedy for such problem. |