Water Pump, Do it myself or pay someone?

[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.