💧 High-performance Gates 42253 Water Pump for Superior Engine Efficiency Review

Workmanship and materials look great. Fits perfectly on my 2007 Yaris 1NZ-FE. The kit comes with a gasket, although the description says nothing about it. Reuse pulley. This thing is hard to install! I've done it myself; but this is not for the faint of heart. The old pump was the source of my 98K slow leak. I couldn't tell until I took it off the engine. TIP: It won't fit between the frame rail and engine block until it falls into the hole. I added a lever to the top motor mount to get 1/4 in.

worked great, very satisfied. came quickly Thanks. Prius 2005. FYI, that's not a pump that usually fails. It's the one on the serpentine belt, not the hybrid. If there is a transmission error, it is the wrong water pump. Looking for an inverter water pump. It was much easier to replace. There is also a rating for this. Most cars will already have it replaced by the time you have your car serviced at Toyota, but if you haven't already, check before replacing this one. This, not that. But it fits

It was a great choice to replace my 2006 Prius. After nearly 160,000 with the original pump, I saw signs of a bearing leak. As I near retirement I'm a bit old and inflexible for this type of work so I spent my sweet time replacing the water pump and it took about two hours total. There are great videos on YouTube showing how the exchange is done. I recommend having a good set of 1/4" ratchets and sockets. They use a 10mm socket for all 3 water pump pulley bolts and 5 water pump bolts. I don't…