Water pump leaking possibly
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Water pump leaking possibly
I was checking my oil and was shining a light down by the pullies and noticed what looked like dried pink anti-freeze. I read the water pump thread about people having to have their leaking water pumps replaced. Its wierd because I have never smelt anti-freeze. The level might be a little lower, but not much. Is this a common problem? Is there anything else I could check? I called Lexus today and have an appointment with them next week and of course they said they never see water pump issues...lol
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I was checking my oil and was shining a light down by the pullies and noticed what looked like dried pink anti-freeze. I read the water pump thread about people having to have their leaking water pumps replaced. Its wierd because I have never smelt anti-freeze. The level might be a little lower, but not much. Is this a common problem? Is there anything else I could check? I called Lexus today and have an appointment with them next week and of course they said they never see water pump issues...lol
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I took it in today and they said it was leaking and they are replacing it with a new one. I asked him about the new part number and he couldn't confirm if it was a different one or not. They had one in stock and our replacing it now. Hopefully its not the same one as is on it.
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Last edited by Joe Z; Jan 11, 2012 at 05:39 PM.
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No argument there, but the F isn't the only engine with that pump on it. Admittedly, the 5.0 liter V-8 isn't exactly a common Lexus engine, but still, the parts counter could figure this out in a couple of minutes, and any decent parts guy would see this instantly. What is really interesting is only the F has the redesigned part on it. All the 1UR and 2URs in other models are still using the original part number...
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There's nothing "usual" to report in mileage... It can fail with 10K or with 60K..
If the part fails early, its clearly a manufacturing issue.
I think maintenance on recommend change out is every 90K miles.
The link I posted lists the new part number released in 2010.
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If the part fails early, its clearly a manufacturing issue.
I think maintenance on recommend change out is every 90K miles.
The link I posted lists the new part number released in 2010.
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; Jan 25, 2012 at 01:43 PM.
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