I watched 3 videos on this topic, and yours was clearly the best. I had a quote from a garage for $2100-$2500 to do this work, as they said the Toyota directions were to remove the engine. I am about to re-watch your video before attempting, but I am hopeful I will save quite a bit of money thanks to you. Thank you!
thanks for the video, I work at a honda dealership and am not very familiar with other makes although we do work on them time to time. Pro demand says to pull the engine, ha!
the job is is the same on all of these toyota 3.5 liter engines including yours but the pump for your sienna is slightly different even though the job is the same, this is for this engine code: 3.5L 2GRFE
How did you know to change your water pump? I'm starting to hear a little bit of noise when I start up my van and I noticed the coolant level is now a bit low but haven't seen leaking I'm thinking my water pump is the culprit.
take a look at the pulley you will see it how it wabbles acompany by the noise like raca raca if the water p is the culprit but it doesn't always leak coolant
Well though after watching your video I thought I was quite capable of this job their were several tools I would have needed to purchase. Also it looked quite challenging so I scheduled it at the local shop. They took my car all day then returned it said they could not do it. It was a bigger job then they expected they would either need to remove the intake or the exhaust manifold to change my water pump? They said both? and that they didn't want to do it. So I got ahold of my brother he is a mechanic and a professional pit crew worker he said he was looking to make a road trip. He drove 3 hours with all tools needed to do the job. He had it done in two hours . Your video was helpful it let me know it was not an impossible hard job. Brother did mine without putting my sienna on jack stands. He was able to leave wheel and tire on and van on the ground he got under oil pan with his low profile floor jack. Thanks much your information was honest straightforward and very informative. So I had to take the time out after the job to tell you I appreciate you making this video.
Also, if you don’t mind do you know what’s originally on the water pump bolt threads? I saw the threads had something on them like silicone or anti-seize. Appreciate the help.
@@ooscgt that is a bit of silicon on the bolts instead of threadlocker that will help to keep the bolts in place n it will be easy to remove them in the future
At 21:00 he explains how if you're not careful with o-ring it will come out. Then as he is installing the tube, the oring is gone. Hahaha. Sorry i had to point that out. But otherwise a very good video. Good job.
sir the o ring did not come off, see when the reflect of the entire screen changes from brighter to a little foggy then is when the o ring gives the impression that it is not there but in fact it only looks thinner or smaller in diameter but you still can see it, if you want to you can go back n see when the sun light changes the screen, I only do the jobs once. thanks for visiting this channel.
hey J Shah thanks for your comment that helps me a lot, I used carquest premium water pump, I did not replace the thermostat they had recently replaced it.
it is not necessary to replace timing chain when replacing the water pump but you should replace the thermostat, in this video I did not replace thermostat because it had been recently replaced
no is not necessary because water p is separated from timing chain unless you want to but not necessary and a part from that these vans are not know for timing chain failure but for water p, thermostat yes you should replace it. again thanks for coming to my channel.
sanamagahn gad demit! lmfao. this job whooped me. i hav a 09 sienna awd. i didnt jak up the engine, stil was a pain to do. i was fighting wit the pulley n the braket. 9hrs in stil ain dun. stil hav to do coolant drain n flush tonite
@@JM-AUTO can u help me? why do i always hav to top up my radiator? when i get home from work n check the radiator the coolant is always low and i hav to top it up everytime. i replaced the radiator cap. no diference. did i not install the water pump correctly?
yes the replacement procedure is the same, the water pump has a very small difference in the gear where the pulley goes compare to 2016 and that is all, almost nothing but procedure does not change , hope this helps.
I'm stuck, I lifted the engine at max and can't get enough clearance to get that bracket out. Top of intake manifold is touching the top firewall. What am I doing wrong?
@@elvis19kilo ok you have to put the bracket with the long bolt already inserted in the hole and move or either unbolt the A/C pipes so it gives you more options, also at the moment of putting the bracket get it to to the rear toward the firewall and then toward the front and let the bolt fall out of the bracket so it goes between the A/C pipes and the is when you put the bracket in place. hope this help. let me know any thing.
I am replacing the water pump in my wifes sienna. Its at 89,000 miles and the pully sheered completely off of the spindle. How long did this repair take? I am not a mechanic so I dont know how long to expect it to take me.
thans for commenting in my channel, you need to loose or remove the nuts of the mount to lift up the engine other wise you dont have access to water pump, and God bless you and your family as well.
hi James thanks for your comment, normally on these siennas the pulley is lose and making noise but does not all ways leak anti-freeze look at the water pump pulley when engine ir running in park and see if it is lose.if you have a loud noise coming from that area most likely it is the water p
Hi. HOW TIGHT DO THE BOLTS ON THE WATER PUMP SHOULD BE? the gasket is metal. Did you tight them very hard? Thanks también pusiste sellador en la rosca de cada tornillo será necesario? Gracias
Hi,want to replace thermostat in my 2017 highlander do I need to jack up the engine for this .If I open upper engine mount only do I need a jack to support? To remove upper engine mount vehicle should be parked on flat surface ? Uphill or downhill create issue? Thank you.
hi, and welcome to my channel, you can remove any mount on top of the engine n nothing happens because the one beneath is the one the supports the engine n there is no need to jackup the engine for that, now, space is very narrow even to replace the thermostat but you can try, because when you jackup the engine from the oil pan then the engine opens from the top so you have more space but also unbolt the mount in the front of the engine so you dont brake any thing when you are jucking up the engine. stay bless.
Great job 👏 😊 The silicone on the bolt heads was a excellent idea!!! Great tutorial. Thanks!!
thanks for sharing.
Thanks for making this video !!!
I didn’t have a clue what I was doing, but follow the steps and completed the job
Glad it helped! and thanks for visiting this channel.
Don t have to remove the r motor mount. Just throw a jack under it and leave the tire on. Great work sir!!!
I watched 3 videos on this topic, and yours was clearly the best. I had a quote from a garage for $2100-$2500 to do this work, as they said the Toyota directions were to remove the engine. I am about to re-watch your video before attempting, but I am hopeful I will save quite a bit of money thanks to you. Thank you!
yes that is what toyota says but it is not nesessary to remove the engine if you know how to do it and im glad my video helped you better.
Im about to do mine as well, lol I've been watching vids about this, and now the longer the better, I belive its more detailed.
you need to get a different shop! mine in chicago said $580 the book calls for 3 hours
@@jameyvitalethe labor on Alldata is 5.5 hrs.
Great job! you made the steps very simple and easy! I followed it every single move.
thnks for visiting my channel and your comment, God bless you and yours as well.
Awesome video man! It helped me get through this job without an issue. I really appreciate it!
Great to hear! that, and thanksfor sharing.
Just finished the job on our Sienna, thank you for the video! It helped me a lot.
Glad it helped! and great job, thanks for sharing.
Awesome camera work! Str8 to the point w/ commentary 👍🏻💯
thanks for your awesome comment, I appreciated.
Awesome step by step video! Thanks for posting, saved me $800 doing it myself!
Glad it helped!, thanks
Thanks for posting this man. I am getting the noise and I am already planning on this job.
thanks for the video, I work at a honda dealership and am not very familiar with other makes although we do work on them time to time. Pro demand says to pull the engine, ha!
thakns for visiting this channel, I love to work on hondas, no need to pull out engine to do water p on these siennas.
Very detailed. Thanks! Appreciate the vid!
thank you
Excellent work! and very good advice to paint the screws! Thank you
thank you for such a beautiful comment
Does this apply for the 2017 sienna with the 2GR-FKS also? And what brand of pump do you use since toyota oem pumps are obviously not cutting it?
the job is is the same on all of these toyota 3.5 liter engines including yours but the pump for your sienna is slightly different even though the job is the same, this is for this engine code: 3.5L 2GRFE
How did you know to change your water pump? I'm starting to hear a little bit of noise when I start up my van and I noticed the coolant level is now a bit low but haven't seen leaking I'm thinking my water pump is the culprit.
take a look at the pulley you will see it how it wabbles acompany by the noise like raca raca if the water p is the culprit but it doesn't always leak coolant
Well though after watching your video I thought I was quite capable of this job their were several tools I would have needed to purchase. Also it looked quite challenging so I scheduled it at the local shop. They took my car all day then returned it said they could not do it. It was a bigger job then they expected they would either need to remove the intake or the exhaust manifold to change my water pump? They said both? and that they didn't want to do it. So I got ahold of my brother he is a mechanic and a professional pit crew worker he said he was looking to make a road trip. He drove 3 hours with all tools needed to do the job. He had it done in two hours . Your video was helpful it let me know it was not an impossible hard job. Brother did mine without putting my sienna on jack stands. He was able to leave wheel and tire on and van on the ground he got under oil pan with his low profile floor jack. Thanks much your information was honest straightforward and very informative. So I had to take the time out after the job to tell you I appreciate you making this video.
Great instruction and advice, thank you very much
Glad it was helpful! also thanks for visiting this channel, your time here is very appreciated.
Would there be any differences if the van was the AWD version? 2011 AWD Limited.
only will work if you have the 3.5l engine, other wise you have to go with the one for the 2.7l engine
Excellent video. Thank you for this!
thanks for watching and taking the time on the channel.
Great job, thanks!
Glad you liked it! and thanks for taking the time on the channel.
Thanks very much. That was easy after this. -gary
You're very welcome! and thanks for watching this video.
Question: did you end up removing the lower passenger side motor mount or just loosened it up. Thanks
I only loosen it up from the nuts beneath
@@JM-AUTO thanks! Good to know. It is a pain to completely remove and install that mount. I had to remove it before when I did the lower control arm.
Also, if you don’t mind do you know what’s originally on the water pump bolt threads? I saw the threads had something on them like silicone or anti-seize. Appreciate the help.
@@ooscgt that is a bit of silicon on the bolts instead of threadlocker that will help to keep the bolts in place n it will be easy to remove them in the future
Very well explained video.
What would a fair charge for a job like this be?
that will depend on your area but it should be around $300, thanks for the visit to this channel.
@@JM-AUTO thanks for the response
At 21:00 he explains how if you're not careful with o-ring it will come out. Then as he is installing the tube, the oring is gone. Hahaha. Sorry i had to point that out. But otherwise a very good video. Good job.
sir the o ring did not come off, see when the reflect of the entire screen changes from brighter to a little foggy then is when the o ring gives the impression that it is not there but in fact it only looks thinner or smaller in diameter but you still can see it, if you want to you can go back n see when the sun light changes the screen, I only do the jobs once. thanks for visiting this channel.
Thanks great video. What brand of water pump did you use ? Also, did you replace the thermostat as well ? Keep up the good work.
hey J Shah thanks for your comment that helps me a lot, I used carquest premium water pump, I did not replace the thermostat they had recently replaced it.
How long did it take you and also mileage on the Sienna
@@nlessdream1 thanks for your comment. About 5 or 6 hours, 82000 miles
God bless you n your family
@@JM-AUTO 5 to 6 hourrrrsss ????
Would you recommend changing the thermostat at the same time as the water pump?
What other items should be replaced?
Yes it is a great time to replace the thermostat.
Buen Trabajo JM. Thanks for a good video
no, thank you for the beautiful comment and God bless you.
You removed and tightened a lot of bolts. 💪🏻 BTW, how many engine mount bolts you have loosened?
Thank you JM Repair for the tutorial. Is it necessary to replace the timing chain for this job and the thermostat? Thanks again.
it is not necessary to replace timing chain when replacing the water pump but you should replace the thermostat, in this video I did not replace thermostat because it had been recently replaced
You mean serpentine belt ? If so only it's necessary, or wear shown on the belt.
no is not necessary because water p is separated from timing chain unless you want to but not necessary and a part from that these vans are not know for timing chain failure but for water p, thermostat yes you should replace it. again thanks for coming to my channel.
Very helpful! Thank you very much 🙏
Glad it was helpful! thanks for the time on this channel I appreciate it very much.
The update water pump should have cloverleaf pull as it looks like a remanufacture water pump with smaller waterpump bearing
sanamagahn gad demit! lmfao. this job whooped me. i hav a 09 sienna awd. i didnt jak up the engine, stil was a pain to do. i was fighting wit the pulley n the braket. 9hrs in stil ain dun. stil hav to do coolant drain n flush tonite
great job and thanks for sharing.
@@JM-AUTO can u help me? why do i always hav to top up my radiator? when i get home from work n check the radiator the coolant is always low and i hav to top it up everytime. i replaced the radiator cap. no diference. did i not install the water pump correctly?
I have a 2017 Toyota Sienna. You said it works til 2016 but the the title says 2017. Does this still works for 2017 Sienna?
yes the replacement procedure is the same, the water pump has a very small difference in the gear where the pulley goes compare to 2016 and that is all, almost nothing but procedure does not change , hope this helps.
You’re awesome dude 👏thanks buddy
you are very welcome and thanks for the time on the channel.
Good job amigo
gracias Amigo se agradese muchisimo.
Great video. Did you drain the coolant? It's not a step you showed on the video. Maybe it's just obvious. thanks again.
thanks for your comment, yes I drained the coolant and till this moment I dont know how I did not record that part but I did,
Where are you? Perhaps I can come and fix.
I'm in NY
How do You think, how much it takes time to replace at first time?
I already replaced water pump on another cars, but sienna it's my first toyota
may be about 6 hours, it is not bad at all.
I just did this for the first time as a DIY. It took about 6 hours of actual work. That included draining and refilling coolant.
@@MM-uc7bl great job, thanks for sharing.
Good job Nice work.
Many many thanks also appreciate your visit to this channel.
I'm stuck, I lifted the engine at max and can't get enough clearance to get that bracket out. Top of intake manifold is touching the top firewall. What am I doing wrong?
what bracket you are talking about? tell me so I can try to help you.
The bracket that comes before the thermostat housing.
Can't get that long bolt out in order to get the bracket out.
@@elvis19kilo ok you have to put the bracket with the long bolt already inserted in the hole and move or either unbolt the A/C pipes so it gives you more options, also at the moment of putting the bracket get it to to the rear toward the firewall and then toward the front and let the bolt fall out of the bracket so it goes between the A/C pipes and the is when you put the bracket in place. hope this help. let me know any thing.
I am replacing the water pump in my wifes sienna. Its at 89,000 miles and the pully sheered completely off of the spindle. How long did this repair take? I am not a mechanic so I dont know how long to expect it to take me.
about 6 hours but this is just an average sinse every thing will depend on the ability but im sure you will be fast and also you will do a great job.
@@JM-AUTO got it done. Took 6ish hours total. Not the easiest engine to work on.
@@cagthetism im glad you did a great job.
12mm bolts will not fit in the 10mm holes best i remember
Do you need to remove the lower engine mounts, if yes for what? thanks
thans for commenting in my channel, you need to loose or remove the nuts of the mount to lift up the engine other wise you dont have access to water pump, and God bless you and your family as well.
Today i change this water pump, and don't need remove lower suports, was dificult reach every screw but it was posible
Thanks good video.
Thanks for your comment and God bless you.
Thanks
thanks for your time on the channel.
very good
Thanks for your comment God bless you.
how much mileages the car had at the time?
74000 miles at the time of installing water p
Buen trabajo amigo
gracias Ismael por su comentario eso me ayuda mucho, vendiciones a usted y a su familia
🙏🏻
gracias por su comentario
How did you know the water pump was bad, was it making a loud noise?
hi James thanks for your comment, normally on these siennas the pulley is lose and making noise but does not all ways leak anti-freeze look at the water pump pulley when engine ir running in park and see if it is lose.if you have a loud noise coming from that area most likely it is the water p
Sixteen bolts just for a water pump… C’mon toyota you can do better…..thats the worst i have seen from toyota so far…
Hi. HOW TIGHT DO THE BOLTS ON THE WATER PUMP SHOULD BE? the gasket is metal. Did you tight them very hard? Thanks también pusiste sellador en la rosca de cada tornillo será necesario? Gracias
Torque: Bolt A 21 N*m (214 kgf*cm, 15 ft.*lbf) Bolts B and C 9.1 N*m (93 kgf*cm, 81 in.*lbf)
or you can tight them by feel and that is ok also.
Great Video! What are the torque specs?
ruclips.net/video/Qz1Rk1eEEn4/видео.html this is the link where you find the torque specs, this is in part2.
Does anyone have the part number for the small o’ring? My water pump only comes with the big o’ring.
cant remember the PN now but you can find it at the dealer or either online or auto parts, sorry for the inconvenience.
Hi,want to replace thermostat in my 2017 highlander do I need to jack up the engine for this .If I open upper engine mount only do I need a jack to support? To remove upper engine mount vehicle should be parked on flat surface ? Uphill or downhill create issue?
Thank you.
hi, and welcome to my channel, you can remove any mount on top of the engine n nothing happens because the one beneath is the one the supports the engine n there is no need to jackup the engine for that, now, space is very narrow even to replace the thermostat but you can try, because when you jackup the engine from the oil pan then the engine opens from the top so you have more space but also unbolt the mount in the front of the engine so you dont brake any thing when you are jucking up the engine. stay bless.
@@JM-AUTO Thank you for your reply and good advise.