NickTomsyc

Got my oil changed today at a Toyota dealer and they said that my water pump looked to be leaking... they said they could fix it for ~$700.

Anyone else replaced theirs? If so how much and is that something they could see/know from an oil change?

Thanks

laobo979

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If your still under warranty dealer should replace it for free. Depending on how much mileage on the car. I should last up to 90k.

sjgIS350

they replaced mine for free when I had the valve spring recall done...saw it was leaking a bit..FREE is good!

HKS350

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Changed mine at 30k, was told by the shop foreman 1 of 5 IS350's / GS350's have faulty water pumps. It is covered under the 70k warranty

Gville350

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Mine was done around 27k miles, but about 4yrs after the original purchase. So hopefully it'll be good till 100k.

Curious, is there a known defect with the water pump, seal, etc from the factory? What exactly is causing all of these pumps to leak? 1 out of 5 to me would be a recall-type of issue.

anthrax144

Nah, seals don't last forever. My last car (VW) the water pump was pretty much a must do by 90k miles. Basically 5 out of 5 had to be replaced (OK, maybe 4.9 out of 5).

laobo979

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Yeah my girl 250 went at 35k. Dealer even said some of there water pump are faulty.

NickTomsyc

I have 71k miles so there goes that.

I've been mulling over selling the car for a while - it would be nice to not have a payment while trying to pay for a wedding - I love the car but am afraid of this exact thing, expensive repairs.

I have a 250 so there goes that too.

dangy

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I just replaced mine last week. $300 ^__^

NickTomsyc

Do it yourself (looks like a big project that I really don't want to do) or did you take it somewhere?

I was told like 4+ hrs of labor is why the price is so much

Maxximus

try asking your dealer? if you're only 1-2k miles over the warranty they still might change it for free.

dangy

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I took mine to Toyota. I also got a huge discount cause my brother works at Ed Morse Honda.

albis350

I got mine replaced for free when I took my car for the recall of the fuel sensor, my car has 58k and they found out my pump was leaking they did recommended me to change the thermostat and the spark plugs for the 60k miles services so ended up paying 250 for the new thermostat and the plugs happy as hell cuz got my 60k miles serice for that price jejeje

RA030724

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I had 22,000 on my 2008 and the water pump seal was leaking. Replaced under warranty last October. This is the first water pump that I have had replaced since my family went to Toyota vehicles in 1980. In my Dodge products it was common, especially if you overtightened the belts.

B16da9

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Mine failed at 55k miles, however mine was not leaking but doing bearing noise.