Water Pump gone at 33700 Miles

[weaver615]

:evil:Got home from work tonite and my Yaris was running "weird". It would idle normally, then idle "rough" like it wanted to stall. then i heard the perverbial "swish, swish, swish" and KNEW something bad was wrong. Popped the hood lifted it up and BADA BING, BADA BOOM, I had this pretty pink dryed on substance on the underside of the hood. :cry: (see pic), 33564 this isnt my cars hood just put here for illustration purposes.

Called the Dealer and I have to bring it in tomorrow to have them look at it. LUCKILY I have a lifetime engine warranty from the dealer and another 2 months on my 90 day dealer warranty, PLUS another 3K miles on Toyota Warranty, so I am HOPING it'll get fixed and not cost me anything. This though is the dealer I was fighting with over the bad tires that were supposed to be changed when I bought the car, so I don't know....I guess I have to wait and see if they are going to tell me I voided the warranty somehow so I have to pay for the repair....wish me luck!

[Bluevitz-rs]

I'm on my 3rd water pump. The last one did the same thing... pink line on the hood. That was at 76,000km I think. I'm now just over 90K. I don't know if it's the bearings or just the seal that goes, but mine wasn't making any noise, just leaving a pink line in the hood.

[weaver615]

I hope that the third one is a charm (the last one I mean)....Looks like I'd better buy a few of these ahead.

[yarisugi]

Why do waterpumps in these cars have such a short lifespan?
Enough for a bulletin from Toyota?

[YarisSedan]

mine went out at 19k miles

[Bluevitz-rs]

Why do waterpumps in these cars have such a short lifespan?

I don't know, but I sure am glad they aren't driven by the timing system like my old Honda is. Because it would be a ROYAL PITA to change it then.

[talnlnky]

Why do waterpumps in these cars have such a short lifespan?
Enough for a bulletin from Toyota?

wasn't there some correlation with people who upgraded pulleys and didn't have the belts tightened to spec having this issue more frequently than fully stock cars?

Trini still hasn't had an issue with his pump.... don't think he touched his pulley at all.

[bronsin]

Short life time for Yaris WPs? My sons ECHO (same engine) has 139k on its WP.

[weaver615]

Mine is the Stock pulley no modifications at all to the engine save for adding Cruise control...Tomorrow I will find out more.

[auxmike]

Keep us posted please.
My wp is at 25k and it's still good, thank God!:bow:

[auxmike]

BTW, this same thing happened at 16k on my mom's 2006 Corolla....
Dealer replaced it under the extended warr....
It's not just a Yaris thing, it appears.:iono:

[shinlee]

45k miles on the water pump, and 24k miles on the pullies (all 3 NST pullies), and never one single issue.

If you aren't retarded, putting pullies wouldn't affect anything to do with the water pump. But if you are, like, you forget a bolt or don't tighten the belt when done, then yeah... it could happen

[krusty]

The dry residue left by the water pump is not from a faulty water pump it has to do with the super long life coolant Toyota uses. It appears that the coolant can cause this condition from time to time and is considered normal.

[Bluevitz-rs]

The dry residue left by the water pump is not from a faulty water pump it has to do with the super long life coolant Toyota uses. It appears that the coolant can cause this condition from time to time and is considered normal.

So the fact that my overflow was empty and I couldn't see coolant in the rad is considered normal?

[jambo101]

How come my coolant is green and how does coolant drip upwards to the hood,and with that much leaking coolant there would be a significant puddle under the car after parking a while..:confused:

[Bluevitz-rs]

How come my coolant is green and how does coolant drip upwards to the hood,and with that much leaking coolant there would be a significant puddle under the car after parking a while..:confused:

It only leaks out once the system is hot and under pressure. It comes out of the water pump shaft, and gets sprayed when it hits the spinning pulley.

[Aothachos]

almost 55,000 miles so far on wp and i have about 30,000 miles on the NST water pump pulley no problems ;)

[YarisSedan]

How come my coolant is green and how does coolant drip upwards to the hood,and with that much leaking coolant there would be a significant puddle under the car after parking a while..:confused:

Your coolant is green because someone has done a service and used the incorrect coolant. It goes onto the hood cause when the water pump starts to go out it leaks through the weep hole. And as the water pump pulley spins it flings it in a rotational pattern spraying all around it including the hood.

[jambo101]

My coolant has been green since the day i bought the car,as for 33k miles on the pump something aint right as My previous Echo went 220,000 and still had the original WP when i sold it,my current Echo has 120,000 with original WP says the previous owner and just turned 60k with no WP issues on the Yaris ,in fact asking around the factory no one who owns a Toyota has ever changed a water pump:iono:could the shaft be a little bent and be causing premature bearing failure on your particular engine?

[Betrivent]

I don't know what colour the stock coolant was on my car as I'm the third owned but I put in some yellow (I think) coolant and mine sprayed pink as well.. what the hell?

[Hershey]

huh , maybe they ran out the pinkish / redish coolant at the factory and went to nearest WAL-MART and got the green coolant since they were out of the original coolant . :wink:

[Lucas13]

My WP just gone!!!
I was checking my spark plugs and I noticed some small splash on the hood and also at the pump, I started playing with pump and I was able to perceive some “play” at the Shaft, it’s clear that my WP is not going to get any better, my Yaris has 56k and still stock, I never thought that this was going to happen so soon!:iono: I hope the warranty take care of it.

[barebonedvitz]

wow... i'm weirded out by this... i'm at 158,xxx and i have no problems with it whatsoever... but i know i'm pretty much due for a new one though... any deals out there?

[TheSilkySmooth]

The dry residue left by the water pump is not from a faulty water pump it has to do with the super long life coolant Toyota uses. It appears that the coolant can cause this condition from time to time and is considered normal.

Uh, NO! :iono:

[wooverstone8]

How long does it take to have a toyota dealer fix/replace a water pump?

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

The dry residue left by the water pump is not from a faulty water pump it has to do with the super long life coolant Toyota uses. It appears that the coolant can cause this condition from time to time and is considered normal.

YEAH, it comes from the spot down by the headlight blinker fluid....


FYI: almost ALL of toyota's water pumps are leaking. from camry's to our yaris we see at least 4/5 a day.....

[dushanm]

howsit dudes

i recently had my car in at Toyota to check out my shock mounts etc.. i chatted to a mac from the workshop ,i asked him whats the most common fault on the yaris... guess what was the answer.. yes you got that right , the water-pump

he told me that the yaris from 2006 - 2008 had a factory fault on some of the water pumps.

[OtownYaris]

I had my water pump replaced @ 33K for the same exact issue. Sprayed all over the hood. Car still ran fine though and they fixed it under warranty. Funny thing is they said they never see that happen on the Yaris. Oh well. :iono:

[Lucas13]

How long does it take to have a toyota dealer fix/replace a water pump?

I took them about 5 hours and a bunch of scratches on my engine bay by the water pump. Yesterday when I was checking the replace of the water pump to see if it was done right and to check for leaks, I noticed that there is an oil leak coming from the gear box, it might be the Input shaft seal, I was able to smell the gear oil, the left axle seal has been replaced already, at this point the relation with my Yaris is between Love and Hate :brokenheart:

Here is a list of things going wrong

-Seats Repaired with no good results (I ended fixing it myself)
-Mid exhaust section Replaced because of the sulfur smell
-Axle seal leaking
-Water pump
-Input shaft seal just started leaking (this might be the reason of the gearbox going early)
-Suspension noises all the way
-Still “enjoying” the stinky A/C smell

I hate that all this has happened to it cuz I really like the yaris but I don’t want to keep repairing this thing over and over, specially know that my warranty is almost expired.

[Hershey]

doesn't help your trade in value either . I believe all those repairs are kept on record . So , that TOYO dealer or possibly others might be able to look those issues up and give a lesser trade . Hope you have better luck .

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

I took them about 5 hours and a bunch of scratches on my engine bay by the water pump. Yesterday when I was checking the replace of the water pump to see if it was done right and to check for leaks, I noticed that there is an oil leak coming from the gear box, it might be the Input shaft seal, I was able to smell the gear oil, the left axle seal has been replaced already, at this point the relation with my Yaris is between Love and Hate :brokenheart:

Here is a list of things going wrong

-Seats Repaired with no good results (I ended fixing it myself)
-Mid exhaust section Replaced because of the sulfur smell
-Axle seal leaking
-Water pump
-Input shaft seal just started leaking (this might be the reason of the gearbox going early)
-Suspension noises all the way
-Still “enjoying” the stinky A/C smell

I hate that all this has happened to it cuz I really like the yaris but I don’t want to keep repairing this thing over and over, specially know that my warranty is almost expired.

WHILE that pipe was being replaced under warranty WHY didn't they do the a/c tsb???

[Lucas13]

doesn't help your trade in value either . I believe all those repairs are kept on record . So , that TOYO dealer or possibly others might be able to look those issues up and give a lesser trade . Hope you have better luck .

Yeah you are right, that should decrease the value of the car, Today I asked for a report of the visits of the car to the dealer and they are 22 so far that's only for repairs, since I do my own service, so im pretty sure that that counts, even for the next owner It will be a "nice" surprise to find out that many repairs.

[Lucas13]

WHILE that pipe was being replaced under warranty WHY didn't they do the a/c tsb???

I found out about the tsb of the A/C when the Yari was already 43k I had no idea that toyota had a solution already in place :mad:

[Hershey]

wonder if trading it in for a FORD ( for Fiesta ? ) , MAZDA ( for a 2 ? ) , or other competitors vehicles would show up those fixes ? :iono:

[Red Horse]

My Saturn 1996 SL2 water pump gone bad. Im just wondering if someone know where to buy a cheap water pump. My yaris is ok its been 70,000 miles and no problem on any parts.

[frog13]

YEAH, it comes from the spot down by the headlight blinker fluid....


FYI: almost ALL of toyota's water pumps are leaking. from camry's to our yaris we see at least 4/5 a day.....



Headlight blinker fluid?????:iono:

[frog13]

Salt water/salt in the air doesn't help matters any.............vinegar kills mold and or change your A/C evaperator filter.:thumbup:

[wooverstone8]

Mine went out yesterday with only 16K miles on it. I took my Yaris to the dealership twice and they assured me that there wasn't anything wrong. They will not to able to fix until Monday...

[YarisSedan]

When i went to the dealership to replace my water pump for a second time. They told me that the manufacture actually tells them that if small seepage is visible from the pump this is considered normal. They are only to replace it if there is a large amount visible on the hood of the vehicle. Seems across the board for all their engines that are timing chain driven and have a external water pump they have issues. The older ones that are timing belt driven ive rarely ever seen fail. And that is over 100k miles when the timing belt is due for replacement anyways.

[wooverstone8]

The Yaris is the only car I own and I'm stuck w/out a car... I need to go to work Friday.

[Nask26]

Mine just went out, 46K Miles 07 Yaris. I didn't know I had a warranty on the drivetrain so it was covered thankfully.

[Red Horse]

Replacing a water pump was easy, cause I just replace the broken water pump on my saturn. If your planning to do it your self, my advise is to look a DIY in youtube even its not a yaris, you will get an Idea on how.

[gonzo452001]

I got 85k miles on my 07yaris haven't had to replace the water pump yet but had the alternator go out at 65k miles they aren't making like they used to my 96 taco 195k miles 2.7 I4 still has the oringnal water pump.did change the fan clutch and put new contacts in the starter solenoid last winter a common toyota problem

[Buckethead]

Yeah, mine was replaced for free at the 41-42k mark this past April. I have about 47k on my car now. It's an '07.

[wooverstone8]

After a week of being out of a car Toyota replaced the water pump and water pump belt. My Yaris only has 16k miles when it completely went out...

[Hershey]

Our '08 goes in for head cylinder gasket replacement with less than 24,000 miles . The 2010 still has the same oil leak . Will take that , depending how the fix for the '08 goes . If not so well for the '08 sedan , will likely take the 2010 to another TOYO service center . Plan to take pics of the '08 inside , outside , and under the hood ( engine compartment ) in case any damage occurs . Have had some bad experiences in the past . Hope the the new pump works out for you . See there's a recall for the main computer for the '05 > '07 MATRIX , COROLLA , and VIBE (?)( Matrix ) . An acquintance has a '07 that died while driving , had to get the E.C.U. replaced under warranty . They also got a call by the TOYO service center where they purchased their '09 COROLLA to be brought back in again for a fix of the replacement gas pedal . AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE :thumbdown: . I believe there's other YARII out there with oil seeping from the #1 head gasket cylinder and aren't aware of it or don't give a crap . We're finished with buying TOYOTAs :mad: . Thinking of trading the 2010 for a MAZDA 2 , a 2010 SUZUKI SX-4 automatic ( C.V.T. ) all-wheel drive wagon or a 2010 FOCUS .

[Lucas13]

My yaris went back to the dealer after the leaking transmission got replaced three weeks ago, now its making a grinding noise on first gear the two master techs were able to hear this noise and decided to keep the car for inspection and probably to replace the tranny one more time. Im sure Toyota its not what it use to be and that sucks!

[YaYa1320]

Add me to the list, I read this and went to the garage to check mine... same thing!!! Ordered water pump and belt from Sparks, stock pulley and belt @ 68,500 miles. :iono:

[auxmike]

Glad I bought my extended warranty!
7/75k Platinum, no deductable!

[yaris2010RS]

wow? what is going on with toyota? i have had hardly no issues with my car. dash got replaced under warranty (my fault it broke) and now my cv boot was leaking from a rip (that im almost sure i caused) and its getting fixed under warranty also. water pump from what i can see looks good and again from what i can see no head gasket leak under the hood.

my moms 01 camry has almost 300,000km on it and still original water pump

when i was getting my car i made sure mine was built in japan.....not a canadian or american yaris and i hope this pays off

(for anyone who wants to know if there yaris was built in japan check the VIN#, if it starts with "J" u have a good one)

[N3misiS]

Well, I can surely add to this list,

On about 31 000 the gearbox broke, the final dive and basiacly all the gears where cracked and in pieces, this happened with no warning,, no funny sounds nothing.
I replaced it my self as my car had a light accident on the driver door and Toyota refused
to help.

And about 3 months ago the motor dropped 2 exhaust valves on Cyl no. 3 and and I have replaced the motor.

Services gets done on every 10 000 Km as I do these my self, I use Magnatec Castoll,
everything else from Toyta Parts. and the motor gave in on 71432Km

Once again, it broke with no warning, I was in middle of 1st gear about 20Km\h and it broked.....

I love Toyota! but if this keeps hapening I will not buy another toyota again!!!!!!

No issues with water Pumps or Electical issues at all either.... ever

[auxmike]

Add me to the list, I read this and went to the garage to check mine... same thing!!! Ordered water pump and belt from Sparks, stock pulley and belt @ 68,500 miles. :iono:

I just looked at mine and found it leaks too! 30k miles.
I might do what you did , but I'm still under warr. though I HATE having the stealership techs screw up my car or scratch it up.
:cry:

[why?]

dude wow, 2 gearboxes? Do you have some mutant gearbox eating pet?

[Hershey]

" I HATE having the stealership techs screw up my car or scratch it up "

+ 1 , we know your concerns . Imagine how we felt with getting the head gasket replaced for the 2008 and still needing to get the 2010 head gasket done . When they brought the 2008 out to be picked up after the fix we gave it a good lookover , I found the cowl was loose and they didn't tighten the bolt that holds the underside plastic engine guards in place . They brought it back in and had it fixed in 10 minutes . Luckily I knew what to look for , many others probably wouldn't . The REPAIR MANUAL provided in the D.I.Y. forum helped with that . I give THANKS to whoever provided it :thumbsup: . What I didn't notice since it was dark was that they badly scuffed the plastic engine cover by tossing it on the shop floor . Then about a week later I decided to look for any oil leaking and discovered the oil filter was loose enough to leak oil and easily spin it off by hand . Then I took a look at the air filter since they remove the housing and hose during the fix and found the air filter was covered with grease and dirt as if placed on a dirty work bench or tossed to the floor . I installed the new air filter in APRIL . We wonder what may be lurking within the engine itself after the fix . We're trying to get TOYOTA to give us a 7 yr. / 100,00 mile extended warranty for free in case there's a problem with the repair further down the road . Best of luck wth your repair .

[p123456789]

Well, I can surely add to this list,

On about 31 000 the gearbox broke, the final dive and basiacly all the gears where cracked and in pieces, this happened with no warning,, no funny sounds nothing.
I replaced it my self as my car had a light accident on the driver door and Toyota refused
to help.

And about 3 months ago the motor dropped 2 exhaust valves on Cyl no. 3 and and I have replaced the motor.

Services gets done on every 10 000 Km as I do these my self, I use Magnatec Castoll,
everything else from Toyta Parts. and the motor gave in on 71432Km

Once again, it broke with no warning, I was in middle of 1st gear about 20Km\h and it broked.....

I love Toyota! but if this keeps hapening I will not buy another toyota again!!!!!!

No issues with water Pumps or Electical issues at all either.... ever

you must be really hard on your car if you have ruined two transmission and an engine. can't blame the car for beating it to death.

[posaunemeister]

I just looked under my hood and there was dried-up pink splash/streak under my hood and pretty much covering every component near the belt. I will call to see if when I can have this pump replaced. I have an '08 Yaris Liftback.

[Klink10]

I just looked under my hood and there was dried-up pink splash/streak under my hood and pretty much covering every component near the belt. I will call to see if when I can have this pump replaced. I have an '08 Yaris Liftback.

No mods? If so I feel for you and hope the dealership comes thru.