What else to change when changing water pump?

[ADOR]

My wife's H3 now at 74K miles. The extended warranty expired when the odometer turned 65K miles. As luck would have it, the H3 is now having some problems. I took it for an oil change at a nearby dealer (Glendale) and informed the service advisor that I noticed some squeeking sound by the fan belt area. I was told that the technician found a leak in the water pump, causing the belt to be wet. Hence the squeaky sound. I was quoted $450 to replace the pump. Do that price sound fair? Anything else I need to change while they are working on the water pump?

 

[ReconH3]

Thermostat. Get a quality one and not some cheapo no name brand.


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[ADOR]

Thanks Recon. My Thermostat gave up at 57K miles (Jan. 2011). My extended warranty did not cover that. Ended up paying $436. Looking at the receipt right now. Part cost $45 from the dealer and $20 for coolant.

Thermostat. Get a quality one and not some cheapo no name brand.


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[ReconH3]

Damn.


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[Hunner]

Check the idler pulley.

 

[alrock]

Labor for the thermostat isn't cheap, as you found out, but I think I paid around $300 at a non-dealer for the work.

I don't think you have anything essential that you need to pay a dealer to replace. If they are replacing the belt then you should keep the old one as a spare. For the idler pulley, as Hunner mentions, it's not hard to do yourself if you're comfortable with work like replacing the belt. If not, it's a fairly inexpensive maintenance item.

ADOR, I assume you have an '06, is that correct?

 

[deserth3]

Labor for the thermostat isn't cheap, as you found out, but I think I paid around $300 at a non-dealer for the work.

Wow. Do I understand this right? 300 and 430 for an I-5 thermostat. Thta's expensive. It's a realitively easy do-it-yourself install. Mostly is just messy.

 

[alrock]

Yeah, you gave me instructions on how to do it but I couldn't get the time and garage space to do it so I had to help make someone else a bit richer.