Water Pump Replacement.
08-02-10, 11:32 AM
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Water Pump Replacement.
Greetings all...
I needed to do a water pump replacement on my 07 IS250 AWD this weekend. I searched here last week for some info but didn't find much.
I decided to do the repair myself. I'm not new to engine work so it didn't bother me.
Anyway.. sorry, I didn't take any pics along the way, but if anyone has any questions about doing this repair, feel free to give me a buzz. Everything went smoothly. The dealer specs note discharging the AC system though, not sure why. There's no need to disturb that system at ALL for the WP replacement. No need to take off the Oil filter sub assembly either as they suguest. I guess they have to vouch for the $720 some how.
Myself? I had about $320 in it and about 4.5 hours labor. That includes a new serpentine belt, toyota long life coolant, an oil change with Mobile 1 full synthetic, and filter. Oh, and peace of mind that nothing got f-ed up and not mentioned. LOL.
I needed to do a water pump replacement on my 07 IS250 AWD this weekend. I searched here last week for some info but didn't find much.
I decided to do the repair myself. I'm not new to engine work so it didn't bother me.
Anyway.. sorry, I didn't take any pics along the way, but if anyone has any questions about doing this repair, feel free to give me a buzz. Everything went smoothly. The dealer specs note discharging the AC system though, not sure why. There's no need to disturb that system at ALL for the WP replacement. No need to take off the Oil filter sub assembly either as they suguest. I guess they have to vouch for the $720 some how.
Myself? I had about $320 in it and about 4.5 hours labor. That includes a new serpentine belt, toyota long life coolant, an oil change with Mobile 1 full synthetic, and filter. Oh, and peace of mind that nothing got f-ed up and not mentioned. LOL.
08-02-10, 03:29 PM
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preventative maintenance, or your water pump failed? how many miles do you have on your car? seems early for the pump to fail unless you have very high mileage.
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08-03-10, 05:28 AM
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Seems to have just been an unlucky pump. I just bought the car a month ago. It had 73000 on it when I got it, but wasn't worried about the mileage. ALL service intervals were done through the local Lexus dealership. It has a complete service record and seems to be very well taken care of. The salesman that took it in on trade (at a Toyota dealership) said the previous owner was a commuter and traveled out of town daily. It shows. The drivers seat is the only one that shows ANY wear. The paint is gret EXCEPT the front bumper which is peppered from road debris. The brakes are new, and the exhaust and tires are in great shape. I feel like I got a nice car for $17500.
2-1/2 weeks into owning it, I noticed small drips on the garage floor. The toyota dealership I bought it from agreed to look at it. Course, they first claimed that it was just dry residual left from a previous over fill (BS). I had them check again and and told them I was seeing fresh drips on the floor. That's when they suddenly noticed that it was seeping from the weep hole (bad seal). They offered to pay for 1/2 the cost (that was my waranty). Course, that was doing the repiar at their shop and even though "their" price was the same as the Lexus dealership, they refused to allow me to take it anywahere else. They ordered the pump and were supposed be calling to set up the appointment. Three days later I called to verify my appointment and was told that the replacement had been canceled by the manager who said that if I wasn't going to be happy, then he wasn't going to spend the money" and that the pump wasn't actually part of their 30 day powertrain waranty. Course, you all know that lexus includes the pump in THEIR powertrain waranty up to 70K.
Oh.... And FIRST, the toyota dealership told me to go to the Lexus dealership and ask if they would extend the factory waranty for me and replace it for free.
What a joke. The Toyota place I normally buy from would have NEVER treated me like this, BUT, this other place just happened to have the car on their lot. I'm sure reading this all sounds like I was the ***** that wouldn't play nice but there were a number of other things going on at the same time For instance, the second key fob was still with the previous owner. They told me during delivery "He's bringing it in tomorrow night" all warm and cozy that day. The fob has YET to show up. They also didn't get the Memorandim title to me until the day the 30 day tags expired. All this, and a general "F-you" attitude from the managers has really had me pissed off.
Oh well...... what's done is done. The new pump is on and I know the engine that much more. I'll never visit that dealership again.. lesson learned.
2-1/2 weeks into owning it, I noticed small drips on the garage floor. The toyota dealership I bought it from agreed to look at it. Course, they first claimed that it was just dry residual left from a previous over fill (BS). I had them check again and and told them I was seeing fresh drips on the floor. That's when they suddenly noticed that it was seeping from the weep hole (bad seal). They offered to pay for 1/2 the cost (that was my waranty). Course, that was doing the repiar at their shop and even though "their" price was the same as the Lexus dealership, they refused to allow me to take it anywahere else. They ordered the pump and were supposed be calling to set up the appointment. Three days later I called to verify my appointment and was told that the replacement had been canceled by the manager who said that if I wasn't going to be happy, then he wasn't going to spend the money" and that the pump wasn't actually part of their 30 day powertrain waranty. Course, you all know that lexus includes the pump in THEIR powertrain waranty up to 70K.
Oh.... And FIRST, the toyota dealership told me to go to the Lexus dealership and ask if they would extend the factory waranty for me and replace it for free.
What a joke. The Toyota place I normally buy from would have NEVER treated me like this, BUT, this other place just happened to have the car on their lot. I'm sure reading this all sounds like I was the ***** that wouldn't play nice but there were a number of other things going on at the same time For instance, the second key fob was still with the previous owner. They told me during delivery "He's bringing it in tomorrow night" all warm and cozy that day. The fob has YET to show up. They also didn't get the Memorandim title to me until the day the 30 day tags expired. All this, and a general "F-you" attitude from the managers has really had me pissed off.
Oh well...... what's done is done. The new pump is on and I know the engine that much more. I'll never visit that dealership again.. lesson learned.
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Just had mine crap out at 72k on my 08 IS350. I've been hearing a weird noise but never had a water pump fail so I didn't identify it as a failing water pump noise.
Noise got really loud and my temp gauge pegged so I took it in immediately when that happened and found out what it was.
Wish I went to the dealer to have it looked at earlier since it would have still be covered 2k miles ago
Noise got really loud and my temp gauge pegged so I took it in immediately when that happened and found out what it was.
Wish I went to the dealer to have it looked at earlier since it would have still be covered 2k miles ago
07-11-13, 02:31 PM
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I was told two days ago that my water pump ($795) was leaking and had to be changed ASAP but my car has never over heated (stays below middle) or made any noise or leave and drops under my car except when my ac is on.
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