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rover 75 diesel water pump by 9060davidj


9060davidj
hi to all
i can see the belt tensioner for the compressor but i can not see the tensioner for the water pump power steering has any one got a diagram or photo and what size spanner
david

Posted 21 Aug 2026, 21:23 #1 


Ed3
The tensioner is dealt with at the bottom of this thread with Steve showing his tools and how he does things.
3-pin-alternator-fitted-to-2-pin-plug-t10037.html#!prettyPhoto

Here is Haynes showing how to replace the belts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UMKBRJ3988

I then arranged my tools as the photo attached here a 24mm spanner ground thinner to get in the tight gap then wood to hold the spanner on the tensioner nut

In this photo there is an idle pulley top right and the tensioner is above that.

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Posted 21 Aug 2026, 21:45 #2 


9060davidj
hello ed3
i have with difficulty got the 2 top water pump bolts off but i can not see the bottom 2 how do i get these off engine lowered or what HELP
david

Posted 22 Aug 2026, 10:52 #3 


Ed3
Steve is the Guru on this. I have not done the job and am concerned I may give wrong information.

Possibly these video pictures (because he speaks Russian) may help while we wait for Steve to respond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlDDnk2A-qU

And there is this
https://www.mg-rover.org/threads/ztt-cd ... um=organic

Autodoc do a guide on changing a water pump on Rover 75 (not sure which) but I cant get this to open for me but you might
https://club.autodoc.co.uk/manuals/engi ... p/rover/75

Posted 22 Aug 2026, 11:58 #4 

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Bermudan 75
Jules of Conwy did a How To:

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/ ... um=organic
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Posted 22 Aug 2026, 14:15 #5 


9060davidj
hi to all
what a job but the water pump is now fitted and thermostat all i got to do next is fit the belt and pipes lets hope there is no leaks the O ring had perished and the pump was noisy and i think there is play lets hope things go better tomorrow
i am still waiting for the drivers side engine mounting
all the best and thank you all for your help
david

Posted 22 Aug 2026, 18:27 #6 

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