toofless916

this guy at this GM dealership quoted $500 something to replace the water pump...is that accurate?

toofless916

is that a "stealership" price?? lol

JakeY2KZ

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I think I paid around $175 for one from NAPA. Just call around and ask.

78LT383

$500 is insane for just purchasing the pump, but does that include installation (labor)? It depends on his car, but there may be some particularly difficult ones to replace.

HandsomeBWouderful

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I think I picked up mine for about $165 at Advance. It came with a liftetime warranty. Install it yourself, its actually pretty easy.

MJK

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Yep...I thought it was going to be difficult being that just about EVERYTHING is difficult to do under the hood on these cars...But it was cake...$165 from Autozone for me.

here is a link..Water pump replacement

toofless916

yeah that was labor and everything...i called the guy this morning and told him it was to much money to pay $500 for just the water pump...he laughed and said he would put it in for $200 labor included...so imma bring it in for $200...but yo man...these fools be quoting CRAZY *** prices!!!! its all about the haggle

JakeY2KZ

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Seriously....save the $200 and do it yourself. It's not that hard af a job. Anyone half way mechanically inclined can do this. Just disconnect your lid and MAF and get it out of the way. Take off the TB as well as it might give you more room. Take off your belt. Disconnect the hoses connected to the water pump. A 10mm socket and ratchet, and a 10mm wrench to get the 6 bolts out for the pump, replace the gaskets and you're done other then putting everything back on. 2 hr job at most with a beer in between.

ls1mongrel

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$155 at advanced auto , and about 2 hours to change it !

toofless916

its probably not hard at all to change it...but look it this...the water pump itself would cost $155-170 at any given parts dealer...for an extra $30 i can have someone else do it for me saving me 2 hours, energy, and dirty hands...now if i had to pay the $500 originally then yeah i would do it myself and save money but this dude is cool and he will get the GM part and labor for just $200...i dont think its that bad of a deal...

MJK

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toofless916....Thats cool man.

But in defense of the guys,I think what everyone is trying to do goes by this old saying...

"We can feed you for the day or we can teach you to fish and feed you for a lifetime".....Something like that...

Good luck man....Laters

HandsomeBWouderful

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$200 to have it installed and including the price of the pump isn't bad at all. If you do not want to mess with it, that would be the way to go.

davered00ss

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You should be able to find a stock replacement on the local boards for free. Most people go to electric water pumps and throw out the stocker while it is still good. It is about a 1-2 hr job. You could buy an electric H2O pump and istall it yourself for $500.

cbrich

I spent $150 on my water pump (it came from the dealer) for my truck, and took 30-60 min for the installation.

toofless916

yeah i think the next time i have to replace something along the lines of a waterpump imma do it myself....i really need to get into my engine and mess around with it...but for the life of me i cant seem to bring myself to doing it...its my daily driver and i have a terrible fear of messing something up to where i cant drive it....i dont know yall i really need to take some mechanic classes or have someone around me who knows what to do so i can learn off them...

PurplePig

Pay someone else to put it on if you don't know what your doing! I bought the water pump for about 165 at Autozone and my son put it on with at radiator at autoshop in high school. Three days later it won't start. Two weeks later it is still in the shop and I've been on here asking for advice!

Good luck!

PurplePig