Cam Belt

[T7RY B]

My car is due a cam belt change.

I have been advised that I should have the water pump changed at the same time?

Any thoughts on this?

Any advice appreciated.

TIA

[Harold]

Terry: I had my cam belt changed recently and asked Lexus to have a look around to see if they could find anything else wrong.Only other work that was necessary was a complete change of the automatic transmission oil plus change the strainer and gasket. Total cost £679.42 including VAT.(10% discount on parts)Labour was £588.

I am not sure if it helps.

Regards

Harold

[Rob]

i suppose its the same as people saying you have to change the pump on the IS at the same time when that is clearly not the case. I suppose it all depends on the access issue - if the pump is easily accessable then personally i wouldnt bother unless there have been problems. If however you need to remove loads of items that get taken off when the belt is being done anyway then maybe it is worth considering

[ihpj]

fluff34567 makes the case rightly IMHO.

The question you should as is, if the water pump were to fail, then how much work would be needed to get it fixed? If you're removing anywhere close to (say 70%) the same components as the cambelt, then it would make sense. Otherwise I wouldn't bother. Incidentally, who is suggesting this? If it is your friendly Main Dealer, ask them to quote for both jobs, with and without, if you will to see whats the difference. if is negligible (£100 or so?) then I would say negotiate them down (get a bigger discount) and get it done for peace of mind. Else, see how you go.