I've been driving my 2000 4-cylinder Camry CE for 11 years now. It has a low mileage of 60,000. I don't see obvious damage on the engine belt, but my eyes are not trained in cars. Is it about the time to replace the belt and the timing belt? Should I replace the water pump too? About how much does it cost if I take it to an auto shop?
\According to the Gates website, this engine needs to have the belt replaced at 90,000 miles, BUT time is also a factor. Again, according to this resource, yours is NOT an interference engine.
Some of the other engines in this time range show a 60,000 mile severe belt replacement schedule.
Why replace the pump if it is not broken? If you plan a long road trip, then you could consider preventative maintenance, but it is not really necessary if you just have a daily driver.
If you take it to a Toyota dealership, you will probably be charged several hundred dollars for the belts, pump, etc.. Mine would only be a guess but I would imagine $300-600 for this work. Just a wild ass guess.
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One reason to replace the pump is that it is internal to the motor behind the timing belt. There should not be any more labor or atleast a very small amount. Think of it as insurance. I replaced the pump on my 91 Camry when I had the belt changed. This was recommended by my mechanic, not a dealer.
That is certainly a good enough reason to replace an aging, but still good, waterpump.
That is what I thought. It may have cost $ 100 more, don't remember the cost of a new one (not rebuilt). I kept the car for almost 200,000 miles. I did not put a belt or pump on it but once. I had let it go for about
80,000 miles the first time. I was going to buy a new car at some point and that one had gotten old enought the trade in value was not very much so I just let it go. thought if it did laydown, I would not be out anything. I don't know how long the average water pump will last on a Toyota, but I doubt it would be good for over 150,000.If the pump was outside the motor like many cars are where it is not too much trouble to change, then I would not have put a new pump on whenI changed the timing belt.
I had the belts changed my my 2000 Camry LE 4 cyl at 180,000kms (just after I bought it) I did not replace the water pump and according to the maintenance history was the original one. I drove the car up until about a month ago with 230,000 kms and never a problem from the pump. just my $0.02
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