Is this mechanic lying to me?
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Is this mechanic lying to me?
So i went in to get my timing belt replaced. I took the cover off and seen some cracks on the belt, but the mechanic said he rather do the water pump to which i can see why since it's all apart. But he said usually the water pump will leak since the belt is new and will be tighter. Its going to cost me an additional 80$ for labor and like 200$ for the OEM water pump, is he right or is he trying to get more money out of me?
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Sorry for my newbness not mechanically incline YET
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If your doing a timing belt job, I would replace the water pump regardless. Everything is going to be accessible once you take apart the motor. Its not something you should take a chance with if you want to save time and money. its only another 100 or so dollars. Make the right decision!
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unless the waterpump has been replaced within the past year then you better do it all at the same time. the waterpump is behind the timing belt, waterpumps have moving parts and generally fail after a few years anyway. So lets say you replace the timing belt and not the waterpump to save yourself $250-300, then a few months down the road the waterpump fails guess what... your going to have to pay the machanic for his labor again to pull the same parts off so what would have cost 250-300 is now going to cost double. remember its the labor that usually makes the job expensive
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Thanks guys, just bought a water pump from the lexus dealer and i hustled his *** lol, the price was 157.44 then he seen me scuffling threw my wallet and asked if i was short told him yeah and he lowered it to $144!
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So i went in to get my timing belt replaced. I took the cover off and seen some cracks on the belt, but the mechanic said he rather do the water pump to which i can see why since it's all apart. But he said usually the water pump will leak since the belt is new and will be tighter. Its going to cost me an additional 80$ for labor and like 200$ for the OEM water pump, is he right or is he trying to get more money out of me?
Sorry for my newbness not mechanically incline YET
Sorry for my newbness not mechanically incline YET
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OP yes id suggest a new water pump. When they let go its ugly and overheating an old aluminum head could lead to a far more costly repair
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