Has anyone had their Water Pump replaced?

[Carrot Top]

I had my 2008 HB in for maintenance last week and was surprised that the dealership told me that the water pump is leaking and should be replaced. I have the extended warranty til 200,000km, so it didn't cost me any $$. My mileage is only 95,000kms.

I was wondering if anyone else has had to replace the waterpump? I am thankful that I bought the extended warranty!! I have had to replace the ABS sensor and water pump & the extended warranty only cost me $1200.00. These repairs would have put a deep dent into my wallet.

[Maxh91]

I changed mine 3 week ago at 41000 KM. A friend who have a 2007 (+- 40 000 KM) had the same problem. He work at the dealership where I bought my car and he ask me if my waterpump was leaking. Thanks to him!

[carnageehw]

"Extended warranty? How can I lose??!?"

09 Yaris at 120,000kms and haven't had any problem like that.

[teddy]

"Extended warranty? How can I lose??!?"

09 Yaris at 120,000kms and haven't had any problem like that.

Maybe not, but I think the reason to buying the extended warranty is more for the "what if I do have problems?" It only takes a few things before the warranty is worth it. In additions you have peace of mind that if something DOES then you don't need to pocket the expense.

PS: That's a lot of driving to rack up 120,000km on an 09!

[hyprmiler]

not to start an argument over warranties, but I've found that putting a little bit away every month and budget for a repair before it happens saves over buying an extended warranty if you plan on keeping the car for an extended period of time.

glad you got your pump replaced at no cost to you though!

[devinlamothe]

I'm at 192,000 and no water pump issues ... most likely something at the factory when they installed it I would think?

[swidd]

Not to continue an argument over warranties, considering you could buy the pump yourself for <$100, and pay a family run garage <$100 to do it...instead of having the dealership charge the warranty $700 to do it...

[DebbyM46227]

I'm at 192,000 and no water pump issues ... most likely something at the factory when they installed it I would think?

No, they just go out sometimes. In fact, when I had a Honda they recommend replacing the water pump the same time you replace your timing belt.

My last car (a GM model) had the water pump go out when it had just 8000 miles on it.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Not to continue an argument over warranties, considering you could buy the pump yourself for <$100, and pay a family run garage <$100 to do it...instead of having the dealership charge the warranty $700 to do it...

Parts + Me = Under $68

[codachase1]

I had my 2008 HB in for maintenance last week and was surprised that the dealership told me that the water pump is leaking and should be replaced. I have the extended warranty til 200,000km, so it didn't cost me any $$. My mileage is only 95,000kms.
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I was wondering if anyone else has had to replace the waterpump? I am thankful that I bought the extended warranty!! I have had to replace the ABS sensor and water pump & the extended warranty only cost me $1200.00. These repairs would have put a deep dent into my wallet.

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I have 126,000 miles on my Yaris Basic (USA), and the bearing could be heard for the last 6 or so thousand miles. I mistakenly thought it was the altinator bearing. I got the serpentine belt off and spun the altinator...smooth as glass good bearings. Everything seemed fine as I scratched my head wondering. I started the engine up without the serpentine belt in place...no noise. This told me it had to be the something that the serpentine belt spun up...the altinator, water pump, or air conditioner pump. I turned everything...all the bearings seemed fine. I then brushed my hand under the water pump, their was partially dried gunk their. A closer look revealed antifreeze leaking so slowly from the bottom of the water pump that it dried their to form a crust. The hole in the bottom of the water pump lets it leak out their if the seals fail. I replaced the water pump, that was my problem. I believe the seals failed letting antifreeze leak into the water pump bearings, thus the bearings started to fail. The failing bearing sang their warning song for 2 months before I troubleshot the problem. I am thankful for that. But a little disappointed in the quiality of the water pump. Hopefully the next one lasts longer.

[Kongo-Otto]

I had my 2008 HB in for maintenance last week and was surprised that the dealership told me that the water pump is leaking and should be replaced. I have the extended warranty til 200,000km, so it didn't cost me any $$. My mileage is only 95,000kms.

I was wondering if anyone else has had to replace the waterpump? I am thankful that I bought the extended warranty!! I have had to replace the ABS sensor and water pump & the extended warranty only cost me $1200.00. These repairs would have put a deep dent into my wallet.

My 09 Yaris has been serviced last month and got a new water pump, too. 12.000km driven so far. Mechanic told me the pump had a minor leak. I´ve got a new one and did not have to pay anything for it.

[thepartsmancometh]

Not to continue an argument over warranties, considering you could buy the pump yourself for <$100, and pay a family run garage <$100 to do it...instead of having the dealership charge the warranty $700 to do it...

just FYI: warranties pay LESS than retail in both parts and labor for repairs. As a toyota parts guy, I routinely get screwed by warranty pricing lol.

in response to the OP. we rarely see this on the Yaris in comparison to other models. We stock ONE yaris W.P. We stock 4-5 of all other major models as W.P's are very common with the newer toyota's. There is some internal speculation that the increased W.P. rate is due to the pink coolant formulation. we didn't have near the problem with red coolant

[Kal-El]

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I have 126,000 miles on my Yaris Basic (USA), and the bearing could be heard for the last 6 or so thousand miles. I mistakenly thought it was the altinator bearing. I got the serpentine belt off and spun the altinator...smooth as glass good bearings. Everything seemed fine as I scratched my head wondering. I started the engine up without the serpentine belt in place...no noise. This told me it had to be the something that the serpentine belt spun up...the altinator, water pump, or air conditioner pump. I turned everything...all the bearings seemed fine. I then brushed my hand under the water pump, their was partially dried gunk their. A closer look revealed antifreeze leaking so slowly from the bottom of the water pump that it dried their to form a crust. The hole in the bottom of the water pump lets it leak out their if the seals fail. I replaced the water pump, that was my problem. I believe the seals failed letting antifreeze leak into the water pump bearings, thus the bearings started to fail. The failing bearing sang their warning song for 2 months before I troubleshot the problem. I am thankful for that. But a little disappointed in the quiality of the water pump. Hopefully the next one lasts longer.


Well, with 126,000 miles on a water pump, I wouldn't call that low quality. That's longer than the industry average.


just FYI: warranties pay LESS than retail in both parts and labor for repairs. As a toyota parts guy, I routinely get screwed by warranty pricing lol.

in response to the OP. we rarely see this on the Yaris in comparison to other models. We stock ONE yaris W.P. We stock 4-5 of all other major models as W.P's are very common with the newer toyota's. There is some internal speculation that the increased W.P. rate is due to the pink coolant formulation. we didn't have near the problem with red coolant

Hmm. Thanks for the info. :smile:

[shima]

I had my water pump replaced while it was still under warranty a couple years ago.

[2007yariz]

Hello everyone, most of you said it was leaking. Is it noticeable on the ground? What are the symptoms of a bad water pump?

[Kongo-Otto]

Hello everyone, most of you said it was leaking. Is it noticeable on the ground? What are the symptoms of a bad water pump?

I only had some waterdrops at the bottom of the pump housing.

[thepartsmancometh]

Hello everyone, most of you said it was leaking. Is it noticeable on the ground? What are the symptoms of a bad water pump?

on many toyota's, there is no noticeable drip from the W.P. Often, we only see pink residue around it rather than an active leak.

[goliath1812]

on many toyota's, there is no noticeable drip from the W.P. Often, we only see pink residue around it rather than an active leak.

+1. Pink spray on the underside of you hood.

[thepartsmancometh]

+1. Pink spray on the underside of you hood.
not even that bad sometimes. Often, our techs catch just a pink residue on the pump or block itself. it can be hard to spot, but better fixed sooner than later

[RickSWEF]

I have less than 75K miles and my pump bearings started to make the worst sound ever. I thought my 2008 Yaris was falling apart.
Just bought the replacement pump for about $35 and some anti-freeze for under $6. I think that's a great deal, without the warranty.

If you have the warranty, be sure to use it as often as possible.

[edmscan]

Had my water pump replaced under warranty .. not sure of the mileage when it happened.

[detroiter]

Mine crapped out probably around 115,000

[bronsin]

not to start an argument over warranties, but I've found that putting a little bit away every month and budget for a repair before it happens saves over buying an extended warranty if you plan on keeping the car for an extended period of time.



Companies make money on the warranties they sell. Its that simple. Statistically the consumer SAVES money by not getting the extended warranty.:smile:

I told the Toyota dealer when I bought the car (and they twisted my arm to extend the warranty) "Im paying top dollar to buy a Toyota when I would save money buying a Korean car. If anything serious goes wrong with the car I wont be buying another Toyota!":thumbdown:

[nookandcrannycar]

225,703 miles -- original water pump still on the car.

[NEexpat]

I was going to say that the water pump problem appeared to be isolated to 2008 and earlier models,............................until I read Kongo-Otto's post.............................................. ......................................nevermind.

[Kal-El]

Companies make money on the warranties they sell. Its that simple. Statistically the consumer SAVES money by not getting the extended warranty.:smile:

I told the Toyota dealer when I bought the car (and they twisted my arm to extend the warranty) "Im paying top dollar to buy a Toyota when I would save money buying a Korean car. If anything serious goes wrong with the car I wont be buying another Toyota!":thumbdown:

I got the usual pressure to purchase the extended warranty (to 100K) when I bought mine with 34,000 miles on it. I made the correct prediction that it would be extremely unlikely for anything expensive to go wrong before 100K on a Yaris. I'm now at 126,000 and have not needed a single repair. It's still like new.

I think they wanted something around $1,000. Would have been 1,000 profit for them.

[NEexpat]

Any Toyota Certified used car, 100k mile powertrain, warranty blah, blah, blah, the water pump is covered under that certified used warranty.

Here (http://www.toyotacertified.com/warranty.html)

[bronsin]

I was thinking about the Yaris/Toyota waterpump issue.

When a waterpump on a 1970s era American car went, the pulley wobbled and the pump leaked. It was possible to add water and drive maybe for a couple of weeks. But if you did that pretty soon the pump just blew and massive ammountes of coolant came gushing out.

When mine went the pulley didnt wobble at all. I checked the coolant level weekly. It was never low. The ammount of coolant leaking as very minimal. There were pink stains on the underside of the hood, but never any dripping from the block onto the ground with the engine running. I t was about three months from the time I first noticed the underside of the hood until the dealer did the pump under warranty.

If I was broke I would have kept driving it and checking the coolant level daily. Also checking under the car with the engine running for drips.

I felt a little silly taking it to the dealer but it was on their dime so why not?

Has anyones pump gone massively? Or are they all just a little leak with no pulley wobble?

[NEexpat]

^bronsin, so yours went too.

Why did I think it had all been sorted by the time the 2009's came out, must have been something else....................



* I'll have a look at mine in the morning.

[YAR1S]

I changed mine at about 90k miles. Mine's bearings had gone bad... it sounded AWFUL.
It started sounding weird for a bit, no signs of leaking... I knew it was coming from the belt area but didnt get it checked out before going on a 14 hour round trip and by the time I got back my engine started to sound like a dirty diesel. I took it to toyota dealership and they said it was the waterpump had gone bad. They took it out and found out it was just the bearing(s) and told me since the labor was already high to just replace it and the serp. belt. pretty expensive fix but its much better now.

[bronsin]

I changed mine at about 90k miles. Mine's bearings had gone bad... it sounded AWFUL.
It started sounding weird for a bit, no signs of leaking... I knew it was coming from the belt area but didnt get it checked out before going on a 14 hour round trip and by the time I got back my engine started to sound like a dirty diesel. I took it to toyota dealership and they said it was the waterpump had gone bad. They took it out and found out it was just the bearing(s) and told me since the labor was already high to just replace it and the serp. belt. pretty expensive fix but its much better now.

Hmmmm.

No leak just noise.

Now that the car is out of warranty (or will be in a couple years) Im wondering if I get a little leak to just run it and not fix it since Ill have to pay.

But what happened to yours had to be fixed...

[Twistoffate0817]

2009 Yaris here...

Mine broke with about 20,000 miles on it.(Water pump) Toyota replaced it for free.

[Astroman]

Please try to post your threads in the correct thread section. It's getting old moving all the stuff from the "general discussion" when this was service related. I've moved it to the proper sections :thumbsup:

[taka]

@62953 km, Dealer changed my 08 sedan under warranty during a route maintenance visit. Had light sign of anti-freeze around pulley.

[nookandcrannycar]

not to start an argument over warranties, but I've found that putting a little bit away every month and budget for a repair before it happens saves over buying an extended warranty if you plan on keeping the car for an extended period of time.

glad you got your pump replaced at no cost to you though!

^^^^^This. In addition you don't have to worry about the warranty company going out of business/declaring bankruptcy, nor trying to deny your claim.

[glvu]

I took my 2007 toyota yaris with 120K to the dealer last week and they told me that I my water pump is showing signs of leakage. Does anyone know where I can buy an OEM water pump beside from the dealer?


Thanks.

[ex-x-fire]

Google Genuine Toyota Parts.

[En4sir]

I've used these people for several OEM parts after several members of this forum recommending them.

http://toyotapartscheap.com/

[lambros]

And my water pump replaced under warranty...

[nookandcrannycar]

297,058 miles -- original water pump still on the car

[CB900F2]

Mine was replaced under warranty at an early 30k km , now at 121k km and no issue..

[En4sir]

I just turned 180,000 miles on my 2009 HB. The bearings in my water pump has been sounding knarly for the last 10,000 miles, however there are no indications of coolant leakage anywhere. I've literally spent the last 2 hours reviewing just about every water pump related post here in YarisWorld, and as a result, am inclined to replace my water pump with an aftermarket pump due to all these posts complaining of OEM pumps (Aisin brand) failing prematurely. A few have stated that they went with an aftermarket and am wondering if anyone recommends any specific aftermarket brand. NAPA sells Aisin and NPW. AutoZone sells Duralast. Advance Auto sells Tough One. Can anyone suggest a brand that they are satisfied with? And if so, how many miles have you driven since installing the aftermarket brand?

Thanks in advance.

[CTScott]

I just turned 180,000 miles on my 2009 HB. The bearings in my water pump has been sounding knarly for the last 10,000 miles, however there are no indications of coolant leakage anywhere. I've literally spent the last 2 hours reviewing just about every water pump related post here in YarisWorld, and as a result, am inclined to replace my water pump with an aftermarket pump due to all these posts complaining of OEM pumps (Aisin brand) failing prematurely. A few have stated that they went with an aftermarket and am wondering if anyone recommends any specific aftermarket brand. NAPA sells Aisin and NPW. AutoZone sells Duralast. Advance Auto sells Tough One. Can anyone suggest a brand that they are satisfied with? And if so, how many miles have you driven since installing the aftermarket brand?

Thanks in advance.

I used a Duralast one on one of my Yaris. The pump had not started leaking, but had gotten grumbly sounding, particularly with the extra load of AC.

I don't think that there is anything wrong with the OEM ones. I think that without a normal tensioning mechanism that most experience premature failure due to an overtightened drive belt.

[Gogogordy]

not to start an argument over warranties, but I've found that putting a little bit away every month and budget for a repair before it happens saves over buying an extended warranty if you plan on keeping the car for an extended period of time.

glad you got your pump replaced at no cost to you though!

I agree....been burned a time or two on "extended warranties" with their "exclusions" etc., but I suppose it's a personal choice.

The profit margins are quite high on those programs, and the Finance rep at the dealership makes a very nice spiff for selling them, so pricing is quite negotiable....don't pay list!

You're betting against the house when you buy a warranty plan in any case, so my last advice is to make sure the underwriting company is a reputable one (Toyota, Zurich, etc) so do your due diligence BEFORE signing up for that warranty plan.

[fj40dave]

Replaced my original Asin pump a couple day's ago.....got the NAPA lifetime guaranteed one. (NAPA Part #: 42253 [Tru-Flow Water Pumps PART # TFW 42253]) $40.99
Comes with the metal gasket, not the paper one.
Wasn't that big of a deal to do. The noise was caused me to change the pump....the motor didn't overheat or show any performance issues. Been that way for at least the last 20k. (My wife borrowed my Yaris and said something sounded wrong....and didn't like my explanation that it's just the water pump, it's fine :-)
My 2008 HB has 203,000 miles on her....best $12,600 I ever spent on a car!

[IllusionX]

I had my water pump and alternator replaced at 56000km back in 2008 because the bearing failed. I had the pump replaced again about a year ago at 160000km because of a very small leak around the seal.

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[Tankeryanker]

I just replaced mine at 170,000. I think it was going out for awhile. It was $270 to change it.
$24 for new fluid
$75 for pump
the rest was labor.

[Garth g.]

I have the same colour of hatchback, I like your style. I changed my waterpump in last summer at 230,000.Also did the waterpump in my old sedan. It's a good repair to do if you want to start turning wrenches. One of the first things I learned how to do other than brakes and oil changes.

[zoidberg444]

My water pump bit the dust at somewhere around 70,000 miles. It was bad for a few months. It was making one hell of a racket. I replaced it with a blue print Chinese water pump. Which seems OK at nearly 130,000 miles. I actually have another one on my parts shelf that i got for £25. So i will just whack another one in it goes. I don't know if Aisin ever fixed the problem with the bearings in the OEM ones, i did hear something about switching from a pressed plate construction to a cast construction because of the issue.