Water Pump Replacement 08 Lexus ES350

[@YesSummerHot]

Thanks a lot for your video! I followed your instruction and did the job. Based on your video, I made a working list as the follows: From top: 1) Cold air duck 10mm x 2 2) Drain coolant 3) Wire connector A 10mm x 1 4) Top motor mount 14mm x 4 5) Motor mount bracket A 12mm x 2 6) Bottom motor mount (front left side) 17mm x 1 7) Wire connector B in front of the engine 10mm x 1 8) Cross bar 14mm x 4 9) Disconnect coolant hose to thermostat At wheel side: 10) Plastic cover 10mm x 2 11) Bottom right motor mount 19mm x 1 12) Lift up the engine From top: 13) Motor mount bracket B 12mm x 1 14) Motor mount base block 14mm x 6 15) Motor mount base block to a bracket 10mm x 1 16) Thermostat 10mm x 3 17) Water pump pulley 12mm x 4 18) Tension wheel 14mm (count clockwise to release belt tension, not take it off) 19) Take out the belt 20) Top and bottom idlers 14mm x 2 21) Tension wheel 14mm x 1 (clockwise) 22) Remove WATER PUMP 12mm x 8 and 10mm x 8 Installation: 23) Clean the engine base 24) Silicon the gasket 25) New WATER PUMP

[@ayadali7275]

How is it? Can you provide it with a very simple service? I own a Lexus ES350 model year of manufacture 2009, I just want the engine belt number so I can buy a belt for my engine.

[@nouseforaname808]

One of the best "how to" vids I've seen. Easy to follow, perfect camera angles and lighting, and awesome commentary. Thanks!

[@Sooflojoe]

Just replaced my water pump with your help! No leaks after the install and no more noisy impeller bearing noise. Woo-hoo! Thanks for taking the time to provide a step-by-step video. I had my doubts, but I did it and I consider myself an intermediate to advanced do-it-yourself mechanic. It's not an extremely hard job, but it's very tedious (make sure that you place all the parts that you remove in bins with the bolts in them so you can put them back on the same way they came off. There are many bolts that you will remove in various lengths). Also thanks for showing all the tools needed to do the job. This was definitely a time-saver and took the guess work out of the equation. I live 10 minutes away from Harbor Freight Tools and picked up all of the tools I needed for under $100. I picked up an OEM (Ansin) water pump from Amazon for $80 shipped, used 2 gallons of Valvoline coolant from Wal-Mart @ $12 each gallon. Also purchased some silicone from Auto Zone specific for water pumps just for safe measure for $7. The entire job took me about 4-5 hours because I also replaced the VVT oil line to an all metal one while I had everything out.

[@cristianobrayden8712]

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[@javiermontes3777]

Where are you guys buy the water pump

[@Sooflojoe]

@@javiermontes3777 Amazon

[@justaviewerortwo2924]

Did you put sealant on your bolts when you put them back in or did you put sealant on the seal metal seal?

[@Sooflojoe]

Sealant on the bolts isn't necessary. I didn't apply, still no leaks. Also the service manual doesn't specify it either.

[@FixIt1998]

This is one of the best repair videos I’ve ever seen!! I followed it step by step and had no problems! You just saved me a TON of money. Thanks for the video!!

[@matt_1969ChevyC1o]

The Chilton's manual says to "Remove engine and transmission assembly...". I dont have a life, and this video saved my bacon. Thanks man!

[@madjwills9045]

God Bless you Cowboy a shop quoted me $1500 to do this job today I kindly said no thank you and watched your video instead. Job completed it took me a whole day but I saved big!

[@jrcprops]

Great video! I usually do my own fixes but was intimidated by the amount of work involved here. when I was quoted a price of 750 to 850 by the stealership I decided to give it a try. Watched this video several times and followed the steps. Took me about 12 hours( I move slow on this kind of stuff) and fixed it myself! Thanks for this. You guys saved me a lot of money!

[@cameronpeterson1175]

Ug. I'll take 750 to 850 in a heartbeat. Got quotes 1735 to 1991 today by Big O. Don't have time to fix myself. Dang.

[@br5747]

Our local dealer wanted $1,450. Found the OEM water pump online for $127.00 and replaced myself.

[@SteveSnyder-z7k]

This was a great step by step repair detail for replacing a water pump on my Lexus es350. Dealer wanted $1500 so I followed this video and for $200 in parts and about 8 hours of labor I was able to complete this repair at home. Thanks for posting!!!

[@froberts120046969]

I don't remember seeing in the video you reconnecting the ground strap back to the back lower front motor mount also on top of the thermostat housing tube is a air bleed out valve that you should have shown to remove all the air out of this closed system. also the block and water pump are machined finished there's no need for any sealant, they're wasn't any on from the factory. If the surfaces are clean correctly you won't need any kind of sealant. The factory does not recommend any on any rubber o rings or rubber gaskets.. It could cause the gasket to squeeze out. Other than that a very well presentation of repair work

[@honestbrother9427]

Great video and step by step instructions. Few stuffs I'll add or do different would be: - 1) I would only unbolt the right side bottom and top motor mount to avoid the exhaust making contact with the body of the car when you lift it up. You want the engine to lift sideways as opposed to straight up bcuz of the possibility of braking the exhaust if it goes straight up. 2) I would not use any adhesive or sealant on the o-rings or around the gasket bcuz when you go remove them in the future, it will be a real pain and can take up to an hour or more of your time when you clean those adhesive from surfaces and stuff. The 2 new o-rings and the waterpump gasket that comes with the kit is sufficient enough to prevent leaks. Instead, use a medium blue lock tight on couple of the 12 mm bolts on each side of the water pump. 3) After starting all the bolts on the water pump by hand, I would ONLY run 2 bolts at the far left and 2 bolts at the far right side of the water pump down and then spin the water pump pulley few times to make sure there are no drags against the water pump gasket itself and adjust the gasket as needed if there is any drag or friction against the gasket, especially if you are using an aftermarket water pumps. If everything is good, I'll then go ahead and torque the bolts down to specs. 4) After installing the water pump, thermostat housing and serpentine belt, and before installing ANY of the Engine mounts and before lowering the engine, I'll fill the radiator and start the engine and watch for leaks. That way you can easily make any adjustments if there are any leaks bcuz you'll be a step or two away from either the thermostat or water pump as opposed to finding out after you have put everything back together, which will be several steps away and can be deflating. So other than these few tips and adjustments, it was a GREAT video and step by step instructions, keep up the Great work.

[@lw8795]

Re: Unbolting motor mounts Unfortunately my pump went, just after going to Firestone for tire rotation. Imagine my surprise when I looked for lug key, and it was missing!!! Jerks! I did this work w/o removing tire! I was unable to reach lower engine mount on passenger side. So my engine went straight up. Completely unbolting front mount was a must for me. My 2010 RX350 exhaust has a flexible joint down by cat? that prevents bending/breaking.

[@raykosh1]

This is the best video, very professional. Video runs fast in places where putting like bunch of bolts. Camera, lighting was perfect. GREAT JOB.

[@benjaminsmith9943]

Thank you so much, kind sir, for a detailed, informative walk-through of repairing my water pump! My car is all back together!

[@javiermontes3777]

Where are you guys by the water pump

[@dennispoer8366]

Great job throughout the entire video, you have saved a lot of DIY'ers a ton on labor costs....much appreciated!

[@keithsunderlin7066]

have had noise from serpentine area some time now. Did not know how to approach. Your excellent detailed video (best I have ever seen) has demystified this task. Best ever!

[@skhochay]

How did you do all so well, but in the end, you use GREEN coolant and mixed probably with Toyota RED and that is trouble down the road

[@markg999]

Maybe why he had pump issues if your using wrong radiator fluid.

[@familiacarrion7935]

you are a master, con gratulation your video is very interesting, and I been doing mechanic work for more than 30 years.

[@cwar7937]

Super helpful. I appreciate you mentioning the fastener size as you tackled each step. Saved me some guessing as I moved along the repair. Thanks again!

[@samrivera2032]

Wanted to reach out and thank you for the help brutha. Very clear and detailed recording. Fast fowarded at the perfect spots and a put it all back together session lol. Appreciate you!

[@Avesuccess]

Rusty, I did mine yesterday on my es 350-08. Great video Easy to follow , was pausing video back & forth to follow your steps. I like that you mention sizes of bolt as you proceeded with the job. I will do a thorough flush today. Keep up the great video coming.

[@nickkuchugurny4966]

With your help I just replaced my water pump, it took me 4 hours and I"m below average when it comes to cars...Great video. Thank you very much!

[@JoseRuiz-hg5yr]

Thank you! Followed step by step and it was a walk in the park!

[@stephenbay9564]

I like how easy it is to get to the pump with the engine up. I changed mine and cracked the exhaust flex pipe, because the position and orientation of the flex pipe - and how it is supported - is not happy when the engine is just lifted straight up - as you did here - unless you undo the nearest bracket to the flex pipe, that is securing it to the underbody. The flex pipe is made, and positioned, to flex when the engine itself rocks/rotates (which is forward and backward), but not when you go straight up. Just a word to those who may consider doing a WP change like this. I suggest you free the flex pipe up, before lifting the engine. OR....at LEAST take a look at it, and see how it bends, as you lift the engine. They do not sell these flex pipe sections separately, and the exhaust pipe it is a part of, Lexus wants over $1,100 for it. Other than that - outstanding video! Thanks!

[@dalekistner9170]

thanks for the heads up Stephen, didn't think for that.

[@FishyAbody]

He didn't lift the engine straight up; only on passenger side. But, still a good idea to keep an eye on that flex pipe. I've seen other removal procedures where the engine was not lifted up as high. And instead of completely removing the top motor mount bolt/nut, you can unscrew, but not completely remove, the nuts at the bottom of the motor mounts; there are 3 on each mount. Loosening those and the top bolt/nut should give you about 3 inches of engine lift. I need to do this on our ES350 with over 200K. Video does look helpful - thanks!.

[@johnnydangerous3]

Awesome video! I did this job by myself and it too about 7 hours but I wasn’t rushing. Make sure to loosen the brass bleeder valve at the top left of the engine while you fill the fluid at the end. Thank you for the video! I watched it step by step as I was working.

[@malibumafia1967]

Me and my dad just changed my water pump on my 08 lexus es 350 and this video helped me out so much man. We followed step by step and got it done with no problems. Great video and very helpful. THANKS ALOT MAN!!!

[@SibRevs]

Best video on KZbin on this procedure. Thanks a bunch!

[@donpablos123]

What was the reason you removed the air handler at 35:33 ? To access the radiator plug ? Excellent video many thanks

[@bshaffley]

Dude you saved my bacon. As an older dude you really did a through job on the details of the entire job. Thanks for taking the time for this awesome video and I look forward to seeing other videos that may Apply to a Lexus 350e

[@FishyAbody]

Of the 4 or 5 step-by-step videos for installing a water pump in the V6 Camry/Lexus ES350, this was the most thorough, but I see some errors that should be pointed out. 1. Bolt torque settings: 15 ft/lbs for the 12 mm bolts, and 80 in/lbs for the 10 mm bolts. You need not worry about mixing up the bolts as all the 12mm are the same length; and all the 10mm bolts are also the same length. 2. If you use silicone gasket maker, you have to let it cure for 24 hours; otherwise, the silicone can separate into the coolant. Some products, like the Right Stuff by Permatex can be put into service right away. That product was not used here. 3. Don't use air or battery powered tools on hose clamps; you can easily over-tighten them. General torque setting for a half inch wide worm drive clamp is about 40 lbs/in. 4. You should not put silicone adhesive/sealant on O-rings; it's going to make it very difficult to remove the parts next time. Siilicone lube is recommended for O-rings; it keeps the rubber lubed and pliable, preventing leaks. All that being said, thanks for taking time to put this together. I replaced the water pump in our ES350 today. It had 218980 miles and was the OEM water pump. The bearing had a little play; so, I was glad I decided to replace it. The most difficult part was removing the thermostat housing from that rubber hose. A door panel screwdriver came in very handy here. It curves at the end and was perfect for lifting the rubber off the metal hose inlet; just be careful not to put deep grooves into the metal inlet. I also replaced the bearings in the tensioner pulley - yes, it has two bearings - 12mm wide, by 40mm diameter, by 17mm ID. But, I found out the Gates/ACDelco #36174 pulley/bearing is a perfect fit. I had this pulley as a backup to my Tacoma's idler#1 pulley; but, it's now in the Lexus.

[@Skyblue_p]

I do agree of your opinions. Mr. Cowboy shall accept that. But I do admire his kind efforts on behalf of the ES350 owners. Thanks.

[@jeffreyplumber1975]

that silicone on an o ring isnt how I do it either i use silicone plumbing grease no big deal it will seal rusty metal cowboy thgis is great video you put a lot into it much appreciated

[@OhmVibe]

Took me about an entire day's work all said and done. Would have took even less the time if it weren't for running to the auto store a few times to purchase some tools I didn't have. I was quoted $1200 from the dealership to do the repair. It was technically an overheating issue, so wasn't sure if it was just going to be just the water pump. Turns out the water pump bearing was totally shot, and all the coolant leaked out over time, causing the engine to over heat. Thankfully, no further damage occurred because of the overheating.

[@royquesada5295]

Good job...enjoyed the music while you tackled all the bolts on water pump. Who was that?

[@hecmarsmart6509]

Damn can’t thank you enough! Please start making more videos you have very great skills and great with communication and camera angles, respect ✊🏾

[@hecmarsmart6509]

Liked & subscribed 💯

[@jamesthemar1015]

nice video luv the music gave me the basic info I needed for my next job thanks

[@JohnParker-qe4bc]

Very nice video. Real easy to follow. Great job. Thanx

[@chinalel]

Best repair video I have ever seen. Excellent detail!

[@latipica1]

Thankyou for your video just did my watter pum and belt it took me 2 days but l did it ..the best video out there for watter pum

[@donpablos123]

Thanks for the video. There is another one for ES350 2007 and no engine lift is required or at least not shown. Any idea if engine lift is needed ? About to go over this procedure and I am afraid to lift the engine and break the manifold etc

[@jpang5477]

Good job great video I'm actually doing one today at the shop Much thanks Rusty 💯

[@shawnthomas8543]

This guy knows his stuff.i repeated every step.and got 😄results

[@lw8795]

Huge thumbs up! I couldn’t imagine doing this job w/o watching this video! Thx a million!

[@careful7951]

Great video. You really show how this job is done. Excellent work.

[@jaasielisai1059]

Thanks for the vid! Need to change my radiator so might as well change water pump and a few other things. Don’t forget Lexus takes the orange/pink antifreeze lol

[@schuck9326]

Very nice video on a tough job. I wonder why you didn't replace thermostat and hoses you had to take off that are those tough spots? Did you forget to put your WP sealant on the block too? Thanks for sharing.

[@northkarachigottalent4527]

My one bolt of the pump tripped, after the job I notice that here is a coolant leak coming out of thermostat outlet, I used toyota's genuine coolant, please advice? I used old O ring just like you id with sealant on it on both sides,

[@josemillan8143]

This video help me a lot thanks for posting great videos

[@mikerossi5080]

What a fantastic vid thanks so much... Have a question... I assume the raising of the engine is really to get the long 6 inch bolt out top engine mount?? Do remember about how much you raised the engine?

[@stephenbay9564]

One more point to add. There is a air bleed valve on the top center of the engine - water pump side. It's brass. When I filled the radiator as you did in the video here, I did not get enough coolant in the engine (by a number of quarts, actually). Open the bleed valve and fill the radiator, and watch the bleed valve for coolant to come out. Once it does, you are at a good starting point. At least then you will be close to having enough fluid in there. Go in the car and turn the heater on to HOT, or the highest temperature the auto climate control will let you set it. Pray for heat (: If you get heat, it is a good sign that the cooling system is full, or very close to full. I usually measure approximately how much fluid I took out, and if I can't get at least that much fluid back in, it tells me (for sure) that the system is not full (yet). The radiator cap is lower than the engine, so having the radiator look full, does not mean there isn't a lot of air still in the engine (instead of coolant).

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

Stephen Bay thank you I forgot to mention the valve!

[@jonmir6215]

No heat here

[@DavidReyes-fd3qz]

Also tank you for not being selfish and share your knowledge

[@joelbeavers9197]

Do you have video for the 2008 LS460 ? Change the water pump?

[@davem5333]

Excellent video. Couple of points: 1: Why reuse the pulleys? Or the belt? If the water pump is that worn and everything is out, why go all new? Including the belt. 2: Belt routing is easy. Just remember: groove to groove, smooth to smooth.

[@mikeharry4]

Would it be possible to remove the alternator this way without removing the radiator? I wanted to do both at the same time

[@AC.Prince]

Would this be the same on 2017 ES350? How many hrs for average mechanic? Thanks

[@johnjohnson5116]

Great video good detail one question how high can you raise the motor? I mean you’ve got your coolant lines and all the other line still connected but it does look like it helps a ton by raising it what 4 inches?

[@boonkeatooi]

Nice job RustyMetalCowboy, you explained it well and i will attempt to do mine now. Thanks.

[@LEVUCARCHANNEL]

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[@DavidReyes-fd3qz]

Suuuuuuper very good video SR, you deserve my respect, thank you very much.

[@sa8175-x2g]

Hey Bud, thanks for the video. I liked it a lot. got a question: I have 2008 RX350. Today tried the same job on it, but wasn't able to lift the engine high enough. Got a bit scared when front engine mount got misaligned. So stopped the work and put everything back. Have you done this job on RX350? and how high can you go with jacking the engine? Thanks in advance

[@hayksamvelyan]

Great video all around, thank you for putting this together. I was very much looking forward to having a car with a timing chain, such as this ES350, however after seeing this water pump replacement, it appears the job is pretty much the same as doing a timing belt on an older V6. So in the end, you just can't escape this sort of work. Guh!

[@robertorey3767]

Great video!! Helped me tons. Just a question, after changing the water pump there is still a leak that seems to be higher than the pump. Any ideas what it might be? Thanks in advance

[@FishyAbody]

Did you find your leak? I suspect it's one of the o-rings from the thermostat housing.

[@MrBrownchicken]

is the rtv necessary? I've seen others' videos not using rtv on the gasket but on the 4 bolts that originally had some rtv on them. I'm going tackle this job soon and really appreciate any feedback even though this is a 3 year old video.

[@gregsalkovitz]

Thanx guy ....Master Honda Tech , was looking for insight on sidework job. Big help .

[@hedga001]

Great video, you’re the man however, I went ahead and change my and and the gaskets and also you’re supposed to use the pink POAT fluid for Toyota/Lexus/Scion.

[@hueyfreeman7010]

Same steps worked for an Avalon. Thx.

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

Huey Freeman glad it help you!

[@tomdiaz1173]

Job well done...thank you!!! Had you also replaced CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR?

[@justinyoungstown]

Did the job today at the shop. No sealant used other then gasket maker in 2 of the 12MM bolts. Just used the seals/gaskets provided and torqued to spec. No leaks, all data quotes 4 hours. No way this job can be done in 4. Maybe a master Lexus mechanic. Using a tool to hold the water pump pulley helps a lot in order to tighten the bolts up. Mark where the bolts for the mounts go because theyre all long and different sizes. Didn't need to remove top bolt of mount. Just the bottom 3 17mm bolts and the motor will jack up enough to clear.

[@bobbybenn8822]

great video this will help me change h20 pump on my 2010 camry, 3.5, same hook up. thanks. by the way where is flex plate bracket?

[@TheBenjammin]

Good God. I just bought an 07 es350...may sell it now.

[@erickrecinos3800]

Great video. Thank you so much for doing it.

[@akaiolim2339]

Can this be done without lifting the engine?

[@leopompeo4070]

fantastic vidieo im so happy there are people like you thnx

[@DeepTechnicians]

Is this the same engine and setup as the 2007 Toyota Camry XLE V6 3.5?

[@FishyAbody]

Yes.

[@bobbybenn8822]

Sir this is an awesome detailed video, the best one I've seen yet. Thanks. Does this video apply to a 2010 toyota camry le 3.5, if so I may change the one on my daughter's car. I've seen similar, but not as detailed

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

Bobby Benn to the best of my knowledge it should be the same principle

[@swish1onu]

So at what point do these water pumps tend to fail? I'm looking to buy an 2007 ES350 with 94K miles from a Lexus dealership and don't want a pricey water pump replacement in my near future...

[@markg999]

Should usually go 200k miles...had Rav4 same engine sold at 220k miles never touched water pump

[@Dan-yi5pz]

My RX350, same engine, went at 175k

[@kobacljuti6751]

My failrd at 86k miles. Its a weak point on these 3.5 engines.

[@sandeepp6300]

Great video!. How long does it take to replace it? I know you fast forwarded a little in middle. Also can we know if a water pump was recently changed without much effort with a endoscope ? I had one replaced at dealer recently but not sure they actually did the work ha

[@pajarogrande420]

Great quality video thank you!

[@CuteMiniAsian]

You are so thorough. Thank you so much for your help!!!

[@sisti7194]

Thx for your video!It helped a LOT!

[@themayor6828]

how long did job take

[@fernandoromero9663]

What's the labor cost in that job

[@garensergeyevich8376]

Thank you for a great video!👍🏼👍🏼

[@jayveecee1]

Thank you for posting!

[@DebtFreeCars]

Great video but those gaskets don’t need sealer. It may actually make it not work as well.

[@pierrefoster5434]

Awesome Video Bro! Thanks!

[@theendofallthingsisuponus1575]

Good job Hope i don't have to do this anytime soon, but good job on video, thanks.

[@touaregbebe]

Take note I lifted the engine too high, and the engine moved out position and had a hard time setting it on the mount, had to rock it back into place.

[@Cepera540]

What was the mileage on the vehicle at that time?

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

Cepera about 115k-120k

[@initialfx]

Nice job, Thanks for sharing!

[@Molino-Red]

Awesome video! I’m doing mines this weekend thanks To your video! Shop gave me a price of $850!!!!! And I said fuck no lol went purchased the water pump from Toyota wich my cousin works there and got me the water pump for $120 OEM and I’m doing it myself! 👍🏼

[@yoyobored847]

Dude nice video

[@wilowilo9462]

nothing to say great video took me 5 hours thank you

[@robertlibby8150]

Why don't you replace the thermostat it's right there

[@emmanuelajoseph977]

Wow y’all guys did a awesome job.Thanks for the video

[@daetronbeverage-sanders5348]

Omg! The rear wheel drive Lexus are easier to do than this side mounted water pump.

[@helenavan7584]

Using the same engine as RAV4

[@rlerebou]

Good video good guy

[@jhooligan303]

thanksman!

[@NicholasT-f9n]

Shite, they used to say the old vw beetle motors were a pain. These new cars are tighter than a cows ass in fly season !

[@bobbybenn8822]

I sure will

[@OQureshii]

Great video man.

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

O Qureshi thank you hope it helped you

[@bobbybenn8822]

ok thanks again

[@RustyMetalCowboy]

Bobby Benn no problem glad you liked it make sure to subscribe and tell your friends

[@johncalvin5148]

Wow! Now I know why I pay my mechanic so much