Nissan Altima 2007-09 Water Pump Removal & Installation Repair Guide
Access our free Removal & Installation Repair Guide for Nissan Altima 2007-2009 through AutoZone Rewards. These diagrams include:
- Fig. Exploded view of water pump assembly
- Fig. Altima 3.5L engine: the water pump is on one side of the engine and the timing chain tensioner is on the other.
- Fig. Move the chain tensioner latching lever and insert a stopper pin.
- Fig. Two bolts are used to extract the water pump from its housing.
- Fig. Insert the stopper pin into the tensioner body hole to hold the lever and keep the plunger stopper tab released
- Fig. Make a gap between water pump gear and timing chain, by turning the crankshaft pulley approximately 20° clockwise

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