[ernie9944]

Originally Posted by ibtisam.jawad

Thanks guys. It really helped. I will get the updated water pump (rebuilt) and the adapter kit, the block off plates and the o-ring just in case as well. Also, I will get the water pump gasket. Do I need any other seals? Also, for an oil change, I'm thinking of getting the drain plug and drain plug seal. Are there separate seals for oil filter? I'm thinking of going with Kendall GT-1 20W-50 in terms of oil. It has ZDDP. What do you guys think? Thank you so much.

Don't forget that you'll have to modify the rear belts cover in order to install the updated WP (if not already done).John -AZ has the cut pattern in case you need it,why do you need to buy a new drain plug ,unless it's strip the oe one will do the job just fine ,all you need is the aluminum washer (seal).No need for oil filter seals it's a staigth swap,just make sure to oil the rubber seal (in the filter) & get the rigth one which is Mahle OC-142.Oil is like a religion to each it's own after using Castroil for years I switch to Valvoline VR1 racing oil 20w50 and almost pick up 1 bar on my oil pressure.Btw if you want to make your life less miserable, buy yourself the rigth oil filter wrench which is from knowledge is the only one that does the job properly on ours cars.