How tuff is it to change water pump on 92 ford escort i think its 1.9 litter .?

I dont know about the specific car but normally water pumps are a royal pain in the *** to change thats why they are expensive it the labor not the actual part, but if you have mechanical experience and the tools you need go for it because it will save you a ton of cashHow tuff is it to change water pump on 92 ford escort i think its 1.9 litter .?
Good luck on that one.Because of it being a transverse motor it aint gonna be easy.(belt being on the pass side of the car)I did it on a pontiac grand am and it took me about four hours.That was after i took off the motor mounts and had to jack up the motor to get the thing out.Make sure there is no little ears around when you tackle this one.How tuff is it to change water pump on 92 ford escort i think its 1.9 litter .?
i own a repair shop,and if i had to rate the job from 1-10,id have to say its about a 5 to do,as long as you have the right tools to work with you could do it,you just have to take your time with it,and have a good repair manual around ,their really helpful on jobs like this one,good luck with it ,i hope this help,s.
1. Disconnect battery ground cable and drain cooling system.

2. Remove accessory drive belt and tensioner.

3. Remove timing belt.

4. Raise and support vehicle.

5. Remove lower radiator hose.

6. Disconnect heater hose from water pump.

7. Lower vehicle.

8. Support engine with a suitable floor jack.

9. Remove right engine mount bolts and pivot mount aside.

10. Remove water pump bolts, raise engine and remove water pump.

11. Reverse procedure to install.



For pictures check your local library for a Chilton or Haynes repair manual, they'll probably even let you make photocopies!
yeraluzer is right on the money, just wanted to add one major item. get a new timing belt (and maybe also the tensioner pulley???) Too long ago to remember exactly, but the water pump runs off the timing belt, and replacing only partial of the pump/belt/tensioner results in the premature failure (read less than 2 weeks for me!) of the other parts.