Water Pump, Do it myself or pay someone?

[fj40dave]

90,700 miles....no water pump issues. Replaced pass side front caliper under warranty back at ~26k miles....no issues again there......otherwise, car has been perfect!

[Altitude]

Originally Posted by fj40dave

90,700 miles....no water pump issues. Replaced pass side front caliper under warranty back at ~26k miles....no issues again there......otherwise, car has been perfect!

What was wrong with the caliper?

Sometimes I think mine grabs too early causing a big pull to the right. Im just not sure because it might just be the road surface.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by Altitude

What was wrong with the caliper?

Sometimes I think mine grabs too early causing a big pull to the right. Im just not sure because it might just be the road surface.

Jack the car up so the wheel spins. Shake the wheel at 9-3 and 6-12 oclock. If you get play it might be the tie rods or wheel bearings. If the wheel doesnt spin freely you got a sticky/stuck caliper piston.

[BluYrs]

My factory pump lasted ~45k miles, just a bit over 5 years.

OEM pump 130$, b-part 70$. Guess which one I went for...

[KCALB SIRAY]

Originally Posted by cutchin

Thanks for the replies so far. I should mention that I have reviewed an excellent thread on this forum (with pictures) about changing the water pump. That's what make me somewhat confident.

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

i have not done this on a yaris yet, but if I can do it on the last few cars I've had (325i, Mustang GT, and Lancer Ralliart) I'm fairly confident that this should be an extremely easy job.

anybody have a link to a DIY for the benefit of the OP?

Let me know if you have any questions http://www.microimageonline.com/foru...1NZ?highlight=

[jared_a_washburn]

I know this is an old thread, and am not sure if any one will get this....

But I was curious at how many of your water pumps failed so early on in the car's life. I am at 148k miles on my '08 Yaris, and have just now ran into problems with the WP. Gonna replace it this weekend, and I am deciding to go with a Duralast from AutoZone over ordering an OEM part. I guess I am just fortunate that I was able to go so long without problems.

The main problem I'm getting now is noise, lots of noise, almost like a grinding or rattle. I don't seem to have a lot of leakage. I saw a previous poster mention the shaft might be damaged and that could be what causes the grinding sound.

Anyway... I'm set to do the job myself, but definitely am going to try to have some assistance from a helper. I always foul things up when I don't have a second opinion near by.

[auxmike]

I bought my oem pump for about $78usd. I have an AC Delco pump as a spare part..

[mimelio]

My OE water pump went out at 30 some thousand miles I installed an ASC water pump (branded "Tough One" from Autozone). After hearing Asin may only last another 30,000 or 200,000 I just opted for the Autozone part with life time warranty.

[tmontague]

Just get a lifetime warranty one. That way you'll never have to pay for one again if it ever goes out. My OEM pump went out at around 130,000km and a new Parts Source lifetime warranty one has given me no problems so far w/ 20k km on it now.

It's not hard to do but you'll want to loosen the passenger side motor mount and use a jack under the oil pan to help get access to one of the wp bolts

[jared_a_washburn]

Thanks for the tip!!! Headed to the auto parts store right now. Wish me luck

[bronsin]

Good luck and we are here to help.

I think your we is really toast if it's noisy. My just leaked but I replaced it cause it was under warranty.

[Exiwolfman]

Best way if u have a hoist is to go through the pass side wheel area and have the engine drop after removing the engine mount, you can have it done under 30 min.
Or go through the top by lifting engine and removing the alt ... Works too just takes longer and more of a pain.

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[tmontague]

^ good point. I can't remember if I accessed it from below or up top. Either way being able to move the engine up and down really help access that bottom wp bolt.

If your wp is sqealing then change it now before it strand you on the side of the road or over heats your car. If it's squealing then the bearing is usually toast and it's just a matter of time.

The wp in my Echo went out at 300,000km and it never leaked. Just squealed like a banshee. The wp in my Yaris never made any noise but it left a pink streak under my hood. So I didn't feel like seeing how long I could go until it gave way and started leaking a ton of coolant.

Fwiw, I drained the coolant before doing this job. I'm not sure if anyone else has done this w/ out draining the coolant but i'd recommend it.