Originally Posted by
onehundred80
When I did mine I clamped the hoses close to each pump and lost a little fluid. After I had installed the pump I just started the car and went for a spin in it, no problems encountered at all. I think we can overthink this situation too much. If the system was drained or nearly drained then problems could be encountered but a few ounces is nothing. If you have a coolant separation set up I would open it to let the air escape into the expansion tank.
I followed this procedure and it worked perfectly! Took my srt6 for 100mi test drive and the supercharger worked fine. I was surprised at the difference the new pump made.
I was concerned that I could have another more serious problem, because my vehicle had "surged" quite a bit, before replacing the pump. I suspected there could maybe be a transmission problem. But the defective intercooler pump was the culprit.
Thank you for all your help!