IS350 Water pump
09-05-14, 09:13 PM
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sorry to ressurect an old thread but thought this might be the most appropriate place to ask about the replacement water pump.
Reading the thread where a water pump failure ultimately caused $18K in dealer-estimated engine damage got me thinking about the water pump again. Mine was replaced during a routine inspection around 40K miles b/c they found it was leaking. What do they replace them with, the same pump that has a notoriously high failure rate or a better pump that has less of a chance of failure?
Reading the posts in this thread, it seems there are a few ppl that have gone quite a while with their original pump which leads me to believe any replacements will use the original pump. If so, and longevity really is hit or miss, then I guess we'll just have to check it periodically for signs of leaking. Thoughts?
Reading the thread where a water pump failure ultimately caused $18K in dealer-estimated engine damage got me thinking about the water pump again. Mine was replaced during a routine inspection around 40K miles b/c they found it was leaking. What do they replace them with, the same pump that has a notoriously high failure rate or a better pump that has less of a chance of failure?
Reading the posts in this thread, it seems there are a few ppl that have gone quite a while with their original pump which leads me to believe any replacements will use the original pump. If so, and longevity really is hit or miss, then I guess we'll just have to check it periodically for signs of leaking. Thoughts?
04-24-15, 09:17 AM
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My '06 350 is in for a recall right now and they just called saying that my pump is starting to leak. They quoted me $920 including labor. My car has 111k miles on it. Not sure if it's ever been replaced since I've only had the car since 73k miles.
05-22-15, 06:38 AM
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If you are in the Atlanta area, You all should try out Lex Techs of Atlanta. They are great. I have been going their for years. All of their techs came from the Lexus dealership. Even the only guy in Atlanta that knows how to work on the LFA actually works there now! They quoted me only $575 for parts and labor.
04-29-17, 03:40 PM
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. Was at the dealer (CA Bay area) and they told me my water pump is failing. Only 49k miles. Their quote is about 1k before tax. I am under the extended warranty so hopefully that works out.
. Was at the dealer (CA Bay area) and they told me my water pump is failing. Only 49k miles. Their quote is about 1k before tax. I am under the extended warranty so hopefully that works out.
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