Water Pump Location for Gen 2 CX 9

[mariog7]

Can someone please confirm for certain that the water pump is an external design, unlike the gen 1 internal design? Dont want to play another game of water pump Russian Roulette. Thanks!

 

[jal142]

Can someone please confirm for certain that the water pump is an external design, unlike the gen 1 internal design? Dont want to play another game of water pump Russian Roulette. Thanks!

It is a external belt driven design.