Remember the old days when the water pump was on the front of your V8 and you could change it is your drive way without a lift and pulling the engine out? Good job Kenny!

Wow, what an ordeal! Engineers should have to do one of these jobs & they may understand how hard the job is!

I remember changing a water pump on a G20 van along the road with a couple of wrenches and a pair of pliers. Those days are long gone with these sideways engines. Still not horrible but I'd rather not start this job in the driveway with a deadline! This engine is not too bad to service in a Tacoma as long as you don't want to pull the timing cover. The oil pump configuration makes it impossible with the front diff in the truck. From one old guy to another, thanks for posting.

I always torque my water pump bolts.

I like kenny ! Makes mistakes, always takes responsibility if he has boobed. But he's thorough, safety conscious, passes on any gems of experience experience and knowledge. Most important of all, he's as honest as the day is long. Would really have liked to have met him. But I live in the not so greatBrittain, ripoff at every opportunity and smile while they're doin it. That's why,with people like Kenny to refer to , I do it me bloody self. Fortunately I I'm a fairly good home mechanic, learned from folks like kenny and by mistakes, very few I might add, and no matter how difficult a job, sit and think it through, don't rush. And above all never give . The euphoria when you've successfully completed the task and it works is well worth the tedium you've gone through. That one nut and or bolt that some leave out cuz it got the better of them is a no no.

Kenny, you are a genius! So gifted.

Howdy Mr Kenny hope y'all had a great weekend. Can't wait to see if you did anything else with your LS motor. Oh also, still thinking of your wife and pray everything is going well sir. Thank you for your great videos

Water pump on my 87 Taurus 3.0 was easy compared to that one. Great job Kenny!

I'm familiar with most of what you do but your teaching method is vibrant and sorta fun. I teach some after school kids and use some of your method. Like starting kids on hopefully a path that will work well for them in the future. Thank you

Had to replace my alternator on a 2008 tundra, took me six hours of hell. But it has 160000 miles and it is the only thing I’ve ever had to do. So not bad

I did one about 6 months ago: Customer told me his garage said they had to remove the engine. I did the job similar to the way you did. Was not easy. I forget what I charged for the job but it was a fraction of what the other garage wanted!

Crazy amount of extra work just for a water pump! They don't want anyone working on vehicles any longer.

The newer generation is harder than that. Youre supposed to jack up the engine with a block of wood on the pan, take out the thermostat, remove/loosen the lower mounts, remove the hose that goes to the radiator, drain the coolant. When you jack the engine up and remove the upper mount, you then have access to all the water pump bolts. Toyota service information wants you to take the engine out. With the newer generation 2GR, the ABS module is in the way and you can't jack the engine up at all.

That's a lot of removal for just a water pump those engineers just despise mechanics or more likely don't give them a thought

Yes, I remember toyota have a habit of hiding bolts in impossible spots I think I charged 4 hours for a water pump replacement

I love Toyota/Lexus stuff.... as a mechanic I'm never short of work ...

That bad pump must have made quite the racket.

Another good video brother Kenny. I hope and pray that both you and Meg are doing well.

Water pump, oh water pump, why must you always be where we least want you to be? Keep on wrenching, Kenny!

I did my FIL's 2014 Sienna waterpump back in 2018. It's a crappy job. Lifted the engine as far as possible to get pump out

Grey sealer is a non hardening type, if it is the original. You really need to use a non hardening sealer when putting them back, especially as those bolts will otherwise corrode themselves into the block. Loctite makes a white thread sealer that works really well there, and Yamaha has in the boating side a really good sealer as well, that also does not harden either. Loctite 565, 567 or 577 is the go to stuff to use there, after cleaning the old gunk off the bolts and washing the holes out. Used one depends if you want it to seal only, hold and seal or hold pressure and seal. All 3 are easy to remove, and all 3 tend to stay pliable in the hole and thread as well

I did one of those on a 3.5 Lexus Suv. It was involved.

There's never anyone else working there lol

Wish you lived closer id have you do my engine in a 2008 escape bought a new 3.0 v6 from fraisers

I don't envy mechanics now days. Before you know it, you'll have to pull the engine to do anything. The pump itself was no big deal, it's all you have to pull to get to it. I hate the ones that are run by the timing belt.

What we have done is hook up the AC reclaimer then remove those AC lines gives you way more room plus yes you have to disconnect the sway bar link

lol... I recently watched your video from a year ago when you did a water pump on a Chevy Traverse... I have a GMC Acadia which is identical to the Traverse. In that video you complained about how much you hate that engine and what a real pain this water pump is to do. Comparing to this water pump job, the Traverse was a piece of cake compared to this!

Kenny, love your videos. Turn off the auto focus, if you have the setting. Will make your life easier not having to wait for the camera to focus. Keep wrenching!

It’s a miserable job on the 2GR 3.5L engine. Been there. Done that.

Another nice video. Thanks Kenny!

I noticed you put on the gasket "dry". When do you use some kind of gasket adhesive along with the gasket? As opposed to just silcone.

“Just a wrinkle “😂😂😂

This job pays 2.3 hours under warranty. The worst part is trying to get the engine mount bolts through the brake lines. Everything else is straight forward

18 and up honda accord requires 5.5 hours to do a water pump im waiting for you to get one in a do a video about it

I’ve always wondered why manufacturers don’t put electric water pumps in transverse mounted engine applications. Seems like you could mount them in a less complicated area…

It’s gets harder when they are under the timing cover lot more to remove and re time and align

How do you know the torque specs for every car? Is there some sort of program you use? I'm a DIY kind of guy and if I don't have a service manual I just look it up on google and usually people on forums ask the same questions.

I would have probably used the remote start function initially If equipped

I changed my water pump on my 2000 Sienna. The idler pulley was squeaking.

Hi Kenny Wondering what you do with a vehicle you have partway apart and waiting for parts coming in in a couple of days Do you push it outside or do you have another bay you can use? Keep wrenching

Ive done alot of 2GR water pumps the i always price out original water pump and thermostat. Customers are also always surprised by the price not knowing its not the piece of cake they want it to be

Hi Kenny: Just subscribed. My son has one of these vans. Can this job be done Without the AC system being sucked down?

Excellent video.

Remember when grandpa tied a piece of string to hold the gasket on the pump?

some of the old Toyota R-22 engines if you let them go to long they would chew in to the block ,oh how I miss the 60's and 70's .

What a pain in the a$$. You make it look easy😢

Sometimes I cheat on those gaskets with a few small drops of 3M 1300 gasket adhesive. It's never given me a problem.

The pumped is f@cked i mean hammered 😂

That was the most difficult water pump I ever seen.

When can we go bananas?😜🤪

Back in day, I got into a fight with the boss over him trying to tell me to open the bleeder while it was running. I proceeded to tell him to go sit back behind the desk.

That actually didn't look that bad....

one of the MANY reasons i own enough rear wheel drive vehicles to last the rest of my days.im too old to put up with that BS.

Some Ford GM have water pump in timing chain oil area and when leak they fill motor oil with coolant destroy motor... POS

I'm pretty sure the pump was weeping before it went to shit and those stupid plastic beauty covers are useless all they do is trap heat in and accelerate the engine wear

A word to the DIY guys and gals. Do not, I repeat do not attempt to change this water pump. I am a fairly talented diy guy but this water pump was really beyond my level of expertise. I got the job done on my 2008 Rav4 but it took me and my sister 4 days and a total of 35 hours to complete. Just look at the difficulty Kenny was having. It took Kenny 2 days to complete this job with the vehicle on a lift and a lifetime of automotive expertise. Doing this job with your vehicle on floor jacks is extremely difficult and not worth the stress both mentally and physically. Again, a word to the wise do not attempt this repair. Spend the money and take your vehicle to a Toyota dealership.

Jiggle valve.

Totally some of the worst design engineering ever. It’s beyond ridiculous. Hundred of $ for a pump and labor.

Belly? Like money in the bank.

No fluid ..sounds like you putting a pump on....then you be putting a new motor in it...think i would have checked the plugs first...ohhh wellll.

That's a 2GR-FE 3.5 & I just don't see them fail here in OZ the last one was 18mths ago for an oil change, but different climate sh*t happens n I've been a mechanic 40+ys & there's a LOT of crap I see & could mention but won't...In the trade we know crap when we see it & cringe.