water pump lifespan - Toyota Yaris Forums

esse10 · 05-10-2021, 11:48 AM

hello, anyone know what's the average lifespan of the water pump in these cars? I have a 2009 with 259k miles and still have the original water pump. I have no issues at this time but feel like it's about the go out on me soon and don't want to be stranded. what is everyone's experience on water pump failures? do they start leaking from the wheep hole before they completely fail or what? any noises before they fail? Should i just be pro-active and replace it before it fails on me? Any torque specs on the water pump screws would be helpful also, thanks guys.......

KALISPEL II · 05-10-2021, 02:50 PM

Yaris water pumps have been known for their premature failure rates, so count your lucky stars that yours made it to 259K, let alone only 75-100K.

WeeYari · 05-10-2021, 02:59 PM

15yrs, 375,000km and still on the original. It seems to be a hit or miss component. I do believe that the reports of failure dropped 2009+.

bronsin · 05-10-2021, 03:04 PM

Hi leave alone. My 2009 went out at 25,000 miles.

The clutch, fuel pump, alternator, carburetor and distributor on my 1974 beetle went 250,000 miles.

The wife’s Camry 2005 Has had two water pumps in 190,000 miles

Leegamer · 05-10-2021, 03:24 PM

I got about 130k out of mine

esse10 · 05-10-2021, 03:53 PM

Okay , thanks guys

esse10 · 05-11-2021, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronsin

Hi leave alone. My 2009 went out at 25,000 miles.

The clutch, fuel pump, alternator, carburetor and distributor on my 1974 beetle went 250,000 miles.

The wife’s Camry 2005 Has had two water pumps in 190,000 miles

So it's best to just leave it until it starts leaking out of the weep hole ? You don't think it'll lock up on me and ruin the belt and leave me stranded?

WeeYari · 05-11-2021, 09:19 AM

First sign of failure is usually the appearance of coolant being sprayed in a line on the underside of the hood. I'd just leave it be and look for signs of spraying everytime you have the hood open. While there have been a lot of failures, there are also plenty that have not experienced issues. No point throwing money at something out of paranoia.

bronsin · 05-11-2021, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esse10

So it's best to just leave it until it starts leaking out of the weep hole ? You don't think it'll lock up on me and ruin the belt and leave me stranded?

No mine lead for 5000 miles before I had it fixed. As we Jari says check the bottom of your hood regularly for pink Koolant Stains.

Good luck!

Stains.

Good luck!

esse10 · 05-12-2021, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

First sign of failure is usually the appearance of coolant being sprayed in a line on the underside of the hood. I'd just leave it be and look for signs of spraying everytime you have the hood open. While there have been a lot of failures, there are also plenty that have not experienced issues. No point throwing money at something out of paranoia.

it's not paranoia, it's just that i commute a long ways to and from work everyday and would hate to be stranded 65 miles away from home then it'll cost more money just to get it home. Okay y'all are the expert here i'll leave alone and keep an eye out for coolant leaks especially around the weep hole and let's see how many miles it'll make. As long as it starts leaking before a catastrophic failure i'm okay with that and then i'll know to replace it.

bronsin · 05-13-2021, 10:06 AM

Like I said, I had the pink line on the bottom of my hood for 5000 miles before I had the pump fixed under warranty. Water pumps used to fail a week or two after the first league but that was 30 years ago. These Toyota pumps are different. If you have a good one, keep it!

tmontague · 05-13-2021, 10:24 AM

As others stated, they rarely will just fail catastrophically but rather leak.

I had a cheap aftermarket one start failing 12 months after it was installed. The bearing started to fail but the warning was a terrible noise. Your water pump wont go from being quiet and working fine to put of no where completely seizing.

As long as your coolant was replaced at proper intervals to keep the wp lubricated, you will be fine.

xdarkxfirex · 05-13-2021, 04:58 PM

I replaced mine on my 08 Yaris back in 2015 when it had around 140km. I used an airtex water pump and it worked fine when I sold it 3 years later

05-10-2021, 11:48 AM	#1
esse10 Drives: 2009 yaris 2 door Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: richmond TX. Posts: 232	water pump lifespan hello, anyone know what's the average lifespan of the water pump in these cars? I have a 2009 with 259k miles and still have the original water pump. I have no issues at this time but feel like it's about the go out on me soon and don't want to be stranded. what is everyone's experience on water pump failures? do they start leaking from the wheep hole before they completely fail or what? any noises before they fail? Should i just be pro-active and replace it before it fails on me? Any torque specs on the water pump screws would be helpful also, thanks guys.......

05-10-2021, 02:50 PM	#2
KALISPEL II View User's Garage Drives: '22 Mazda CX-30 CE AWD 6-AT Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: American Dystopia Posts: 158	Yaris water pumps have been known for their premature failure rates, so count your lucky stars that yours made it to 259K, let alone only 75-100K. __________________ 2015 Toyota Yaris SE Hatchback, Super-White, 5-Speed Manual (August 2015 to August 2019) 2020 Toyota Corolla SE Sedan, Super-White, 6-Speed Manual (August 2019 to February 2022) 2022 Mazda CX-30 AWD Carbon Edition (CE), 6 Speed Automatic (February 2022 to ???)

05-10-2021, 02:59 PM	#3
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	15yrs, 375,000km and still on the original. It seems to be a hit or miss component. I do believe that the reports of failure dropped 2009+. __________________

05-10-2021, 03:04 PM	#4
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Hi leave alone. My 2009 went out at 25,000 miles. The clutch, fuel pump, alternator, carburetor and distributor on my 1974 beetle went 250,000 miles. The wife’s Camry 2005 Has had two water pumps in 190,000 miles __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head Last edited by bronsin; 05-10-2021 at 03:16 PM.

05-10-2021, 03:24 PM	#5
Leegamer View User's Garage Drives: No longer own a yaris :( Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ashland, VA Posts: 680	I got about 130k out of mine __________________ I'm a hermit named Lee

05-10-2021, 03:53 PM	#6
esse10 Drives: 2009 yaris 2 door Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: richmond TX. Posts: 232	water pump Okay , thanks guys

05-11-2021, 09:19 AM	#8
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,740	First sign of failure is usually the appearance of coolant being sprayed in a line on the underside of the hood. I'd just leave it be and look for signs of spraying everytime you have the hood open. While there have been a lot of failures, there are also plenty that have not experienced issues. No point throwing money at something out of paranoia. __________________ Last edited by WeeYari; 05-11-2021 at 10:09 AM. Reason: spelling

05-13-2021, 10:06 AM	#11
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Like I said, I had the pink line on the bottom of my hood for 5000 miles before I had the pump fixed under warranty. Water pumps used to fail a week or two after the first league but that was 30 years ago. These Toyota pumps are different. If you have a good one, keep it! __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

05-13-2021, 10:24 AM	#12
tmontague View User's Garage Drives: '08 2zr swapped Vios M/T Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Caledonia Ont. Posts: 2,938	As others stated, they rarely will just fail catastrophically but rather leak. I had a cheap aftermarket one start failing 12 months after it was installed. The bearing started to fail but the warning was a terrible noise. Your water pump wont go from being quiet and working fine to put of no where completely seizing. As long as your coolant was replaced at proper intervals to keep the wp lubricated, you will be fine. __________________ No one ever wants to give a Yaris the point by...

05-13-2021, 04:58 PM	#13
xdarkxfirex Drives: 2015 yaris le Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: hamilton, on Posts: 149	I replaced mine on my 08 Yaris back in 2015 when it had around 140km. I used an airtex water pump and it worked fine when I sold it 3 years later

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