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Hey all - I proactively replaced the water pump on my 2019 V4. I didn't feel like having it leak at some point down the road.
Overall its fairly easy and I know there are some other threads on it. I have a few pictures for anyone that may be looking to do this as well.
First is to drain the oil and coolant.
Here was a picture I could refer to before I started ripping into stuff. The key here is to remove all the misc stuff that overlays the engine cover such as the hard brake lines.
Next here is the rear set which I also removed, it made it much easier to remove the engine case just taking it off. I think some people have been able to leave it in place, but for me it was faster to remove.
Here are some pictures of all the cables to remove around the water pump
And here
After removing everything in the way you can remove the engine case cover. A small screw driver on the pry areas made it fairly easy.
You will then need to remove the water pump gear with the black star. You will need to clean off all the old RTV sealant which is a PITA. I had to use an industrial scrubber that was really coarse to get it off.
I should have covered the oil sump first before scrubbing down the old sealant. I forgot.
So what I did is flush the oil pan with some oil I has laying around getting out the scrubber material.
Next you need to remove the water pump which is pretty simple. Remove the center bolt from the water pump gear. The manual says to use a special tool to prevent the gear rotation. I didn't need anything.
gear bolt came off fine and pulled right out.
Cleaning the old sealant where the water pump is sucked. Hard to get in there with big hands. Once cleaned up I dried out the coolant so nothing was wet when I put in the new pump.
A mechanic friend of mine reminded me to get RTV sealant meant for coolant. I didn't realize there was a difference but the local parts store definitely has both engine and coolant RTV.
After pump install its time to put it all back together. I found it much easier to put the sealant on the engine itself vs the engine cover. Doing the engine cover would have been messy as its not easy to handle, its just a big piece to maneuver in between all the wires.
Then its time to let it sit for 24 hours for the sealant to cure.
Then I refilled oil and coolant and done.
Fired the bike, checked for any leaks and let it get up to temp and make sure the fans come on and cool down.
Overall Ducati made the bike super easy to work on things like this. Very well thought out of how things go together and come off. Hope this helps!
Overall its fairly easy and I know there are some other threads on it. I have a few pictures for anyone that may be looking to do this as well.
First is to drain the oil and coolant.
Here was a picture I could refer to before I started ripping into stuff. The key here is to remove all the misc stuff that overlays the engine cover such as the hard brake lines.
Next here is the rear set which I also removed, it made it much easier to remove the engine case just taking it off. I think some people have been able to leave it in place, but for me it was faster to remove.
Here are some pictures of all the cables to remove around the water pump
And here
After removing everything in the way you can remove the engine case cover. A small screw driver on the pry areas made it fairly easy.
You will then need to remove the water pump gear with the black star. You will need to clean off all the old RTV sealant which is a PITA. I had to use an industrial scrubber that was really coarse to get it off.
I should have covered the oil sump first before scrubbing down the old sealant. I forgot.
So what I did is flush the oil pan with some oil I has laying around getting out the scrubber material.
Next you need to remove the water pump which is pretty simple. Remove the center bolt from the water pump gear. The manual says to use a special tool to prevent the gear rotation. I didn't need anything.
gear bolt came off fine and pulled right out.
Cleaning the old sealant where the water pump is sucked. Hard to get in there with big hands. Once cleaned up I dried out the coolant so nothing was wet when I put in the new pump.
A mechanic friend of mine reminded me to get RTV sealant meant for coolant. I didn't realize there was a difference but the local parts store definitely has both engine and coolant RTV.
After pump install its time to put it all back together. I found it much easier to put the sealant on the engine itself vs the engine cover. Doing the engine cover would have been messy as its not easy to handle, its just a big piece to maneuver in between all the wires.
Then its time to let it sit for 24 hours for the sealant to cure.
Then I refilled oil and coolant and done.
Fired the bike, checked for any leaks and let it get up to temp and make sure the fans come on and cool down.
Overall Ducati made the bike super easy to work on things like this. Very well thought out of how things go together and come off. Hope this helps!
