I was looking under my hood today and found some pink-like stuff on some areas. I think my water pump is leaking..
anyone with info on replacement, warranty, or DIY??
I heard most dealers want $700+

 

I think its coolant. Like little lines leading to nowhere near the front of the engine bay?

 

i would guess water pump, it shoud fall under power train warranty i think its up to 60k miles, or if you car is certified.

 

it's under powertrain warranty.

get thee to the dealer... and don't forget to put do not wash signs on your dash...

 

If you had the spring valve recall done then you have the 100k power train. Dealer will replace it for free cause it a know problem with faulty pumps.

 

No they won't, or at least, they shouldn't.

A dealer won't replace a water pump "just because". It should only be replaced if it's actively leaking, or shows signs that it was leaking (more than just seepage) significantly in the past.

Preemptively replacing a part without defect is against warranty policy, there are no bulletins that exist stating there is a problem with IS water pumps, and from what I've seen they fail no more regularly than any other water pump from Toyota/Lexus.

Jeff

 

This is my guess. There's threads on it, happens to a lot of us.

 

got mine done along with the piston all under powertrain warranty

 

As i said if it his water pump yes it will be replaced free under powertrain warranty as my dealer told me it a know issues. My friend went out at 45k leaking and was done by them no charge. In which case should last longer than that. There will be no bullentin on this cause it not so wide common but is there. Leaking pink stuff around the bottom area where the pump is how it all started.

 

Of course if it is leaking it will be replaced, but if it isn't leaking, it won't be.

I was just saying that just because they're in there doesn't mean they will replace it, but if it is leaking, of course they will.

Jeff

 

I just had mine replaced while having my gearbox replaced. I told the tech that the noise sounded like the bearing on the pump was going bad. Sure enough when I picked it up I was correct and my showed now sign of leakage.

 

There are obviously reasons to replace a water pump. My point is that warranty should not be replacing the water pump "just because" under warranty. It is against policy.

It doesn't mean it doesn't happen, it just means people shouldn't expect it. I don't like hearing people get upset because a dealer didn't do something they shouldn't have done. Just trying to manage expectations, haha.

Jeff

 

That's understanble