[Guide] Alphacool Eisbaer LT Solo water pump swap/removal

[HoldSquat]

Happened to have mine die the other day so I figured I'd make a quick post on how to swap it if anyone needs to or is thinking about swapping the pump instead of ordering another complete pump block. It's pretty easy except for removing the top plate as you'll see in the terrible photos.

 

 

Part needed

Alphacool DC-LT2 replacement pump

 

Tools needed

PH2 Screw driver

 

Optional

Heat gun and floss or metal wire

H6 Allen key

 

1. Remove pump block from the CPU
   • Not necessary to remove fill plug.
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2. Remove Alphacool Eisbaer LT cover.
   • Stuck on with a huge piece of double sided tape. If you want to reuse it you'll need to heat it with a heat gun (preferred} and some floss or metal wire.
   • 
   • ^^^Note residue on the cover
3. Unscrew the 4 Phillip screws on the corners. Remove top cover.
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4. Unscrew DC-LT2 pump.
   • 
5. Reverse for reassembly.
   • *****Careful not to over torque and strip plastic housing!*****

 

Hopefully this helps out someone someday!

Edited April 3 by HoldSquat
Bold and Italics for step 5 note

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, HoldSquat said:

*****Careful not to over torque and strip plastic housing!*****

EXTREMELY THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

Cuz its like FUCKED if that happens

Good guide not much info on how to do it online for most of the eisbear and eiswolf parts but they are pretty much all repairable/replaceable parts.

 

 

 

[HoldSquat]

Just now, jaslion said:

EXTREMELY THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

Cuz its like FUCKED if that happens

Good guide not much info on how to do it online for most of the eisbear and eiswolf parts but they are pretty much all repairable/replaceable parts.

 

 

 

Let me edit and bold it

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, HoldSquat said:

Let me edit and bold it

Good idea. I fixed a fair few of these in the past couple years (past the 5 year mark these pumps are rated for basically) and pf course on my own I crack it :'D

 

Was a fun (not) epoxy adventure with hopes and dreams.

 

Also these dc lt2's are NASTY lil things. Didnt even know my loop failed cuz the gpu's block was just carrying a whole loop with a 280 and 360 rad