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Old 05-08-08, 07:21 PM
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Re: water pump....

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Originally Posted by callingmonroe View Post
Easy, not sure about that! Anyway it wears as well, so if it is leaking replace it, it comes with a new gasket. This is about a $800 dollar job, so if you can do it yourself do it, but not sure about easy, well if you have the right tools.
$800? I was quoted $154. I don't take my car to the dealer. It is the mechanical pump that's leaking. But I didn't know the timing belt needs to come off too. If that's the case then I can't do it myself. The way it looks is remove the serpentine belt and then drop the pump through the bottom.