had a pump on a 2007 toyota tundra to change and took you guys along for the process,
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So, I guess you forgot to install the small rubber oring seal that comes in the box with the water pump? If the rubber seal is not used it would be beneficial to state that in your video.
I could not access the top left bolt. The damn thing is tucked in behind the thermostat housing. Any tips on getting a wrench on it? I pulled the tensioner off to give a little room underneath, not enough.
Just to let anybody know I just did my first one of these also it's like they were in the old 3 l Toyota engines everything's in the way if you take the 90-degree hose off the thermostat housing at the left hand side facing the engine and pull all the bracket bolts out holding the other hose assemblies coming up from the air conditioning it is possible to remove all the bolts you have to leave one in the housing as it comes out by the three inch hose that way you don't have to ruin all the hoses or struggle with all that stuff you just leave the thermostat housing behind and sneak out the water pump and the belt tensioners are crap definitely replacing when they come apart like that
Don’t reuse the coolant
Planning to get done this on 08 tundra 5.7, but chilton repair manual process recomend remove ac compressor, what do you think about? Thanks in advance
I have a 2014 Tundra that has lost coolant since 25k miles. Today at 46k miles the dealer is finally replacing the water pump. Was losing one coolant overflow bottle every 10 k miles. I have a platinum extended warranty and they have been giving me grief. Also on my 4th window master switch today, they finally figured out it is a short in the plug attached to the master window switch frying the units. I pointed out the melting pins but hey, only this last tech listened. This truck doesn't leave me stranded but has some issues. New front pads and rotors turned at 25k, pads down to zip. I just put new rear brakes in at 42k miles. My tailgate shock absorber went out once and then the nub holding one end on broke from sheetmetal and I welded it back on. Good truck, but not the most durable. I am gonna give it to the wife and pick up a SuperDuty 6.2 gas for myself and see how it does, my 6.0 diesel was garbage. Needs new shock upfront too, one leaking. Tundra also has a leaky rear axle seal, tsb states bad axle vent. Dealer said the seal is not leaky enough to get on my brakes yet so its good. I'm not crazy about their service but Ford of Upland in CA flat out refused to service my 6.0 warranty issues and the tech let me know that the service manager was lying, not very awesome to hear the dealer put the customer out.
Toyota tundra crewmax 5.7L.
Dealer wanted $900+…. I got it done with a $105.00 water pump and your video, completed in 51/2 hours. All your tips made all the difference! Thank you!
Good job describing that mustie1.
One of the best vids I've on here!
You do realize that 25% of people will vomit if they watch all three videos back to back. Get a camera stand!!! or a camera man who hold the camera still!
I've been pulling wrenches for 30 plus years and my 2007 Tundra finally needs a new water pump, so I thought let me look cuz I'm sure someone has posted a video and BAM there you were. Excellent video that saved me some time and headaches so THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! By the way my Tundra has well over 100K miles and I've not done a thing to it since I owned other than 1 starter replacement, 1 fuel pump replacement, and the rest was preventative maintenance. Took 10 years for that bad boy to need a new water pump!!
Water pumps should last 100k so this is sad. I own a 2007 Tundra since new, it has not lived up to the Toyota reputation for quality and I can only wonder if this is due to so many domestic parts. But hey I had no better luck with my previous Chevy. Thanks for posting this is very helpful.
similar procedure for 4.7L?
Great video and tips. I have over 100k on my second wp, i'll do this one myself. First one leaked at 80k, replaced under warranty. Much thanks.
Thank you. This really helped me. Have you replaced one in a RAV4? It's my next one, looks extremely more challenging.
Thanks for your excellent videos. This is another example of Toyota "legendary reliability" now being a myth left over from their better years. 70K on a 5 year old vehicle already needing a water pump and belt tensioner isn't encouraging and not something you can blame on poor maintenance or hard driving. And what's with the zillion rubber coolant hoses? Any one of which can fail and dump all your coolant stranding you. Could Toyota have added more points of failure if they tried? A friend's 5 year old Forerunner fried its automatic transmission at 51K–just barely outside the powertrain warranty–and Toyota refused to do anything about the $2000+ repair cost. No trailer hitch, no abuse, just stranded in the middle of nowhere and a huge repair and towing bill.
worked for me, I successfully changed my water pump on 07 tundra
Just finished today on my 08 Sequoia 80k miles. The hardest thing about this job was the hoses, other than that everything went smooth.
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!!!