question about timing belt change....
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so ya its time for the timing belt to be changed as per the maintenance schedule ..but when i asked the lexus mechanic he said water pump will only be changed if its dirty. but i searched on this forum and most of them here changed water pump as the part of timing belt. Now should i tell the mechanic to goahead and change the water pump or wait and see if its dirty . anything else needs to be changed too along with timing belt??
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Dirty? Dirty has nothing to do with it. If it's leaking obviously it needs to be replaced.
The timing belt need to come off to replace the water pump so it's a good time to do it. I just replaced my timing belt along with head gasket and replaced the water pump while I was in there.
If the water pump goes out, you'll have to pay for all that labor again. I did mine myself and even I didn't want to have to take it all apart again for a water pump.
The timing belt need to come off to replace the water pump so it's a good time to do it. I just replaced my timing belt along with head gasket and replaced the water pump while I was in there.
If the water pump goes out, you'll have to pay for all that labor again. I did mine myself and even I didn't want to have to take it all apart again for a water pump.
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you are paying labor for the water pump to be removed anyway..its better for your wallet to change it now...if you dont and you need a water pump in three months you will be kicking yourself and pay again for almost the same job...
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