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According to the dealership, Toyota no longer recommends changing he water pump every 80k along with the t-belt, they now only recommend replacing it when it starts to weep, leak, make noise, etc.


Of course not...they can double their labor profits if the pump fails after the timing belt is replaced. I haven't found a service center that will apply labor costs to a failed water pump after the timing belt was replaced. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I guess you could go every other timing belt replacement on the water pump... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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