Had to share for those out there who will relate to my story. We all know the old adage: do the job right, the first time. Well, by allowing myself to assume the previous mechanic did his job I lost 2 hours of bookable hours and several battle wounds.
Back story: I replaced the engine in an '05 or so Corolla that had blown the HG. Picked up a low mileage used motor, which upon delivery looked very good. I could see it had very recently had the timing cover resealed, along with the crank pulley, water pump, and valve cover gasket looking like new. I had a new VC gasket and WP on hand as I was planning on replacing them while the engine was out, however after an internal argument I decided to run with the water pump that was installed. It spun free and showed no sign of an issue.
Fast forward two weeks... guess what rolls in with a coolant leak. Sure enough, the Chineseium (the part # cast on said pump crossed to a FMP) sprung a leak from it's shaft seals. Ugh.... lesson learned. A quick R&R with a quality Aisin pump and she was good to go. I won't be making that mistake again, I don't care how new the part looks!
Back story: I replaced the engine in an '05 or so Corolla that had blown the HG. Picked up a low mileage used motor, which upon delivery looked very good. I could see it had very recently had the timing cover resealed, along with the crank pulley, water pump, and valve cover gasket looking like new. I had a new VC gasket and WP on hand as I was planning on replacing them while the engine was out, however after an internal argument I decided to run with the water pump that was installed. It spun free and showed no sign of an issue.
Fast forward two weeks... guess what rolls in with a coolant leak. Sure enough, the Chineseium (the part # cast on said pump crossed to a FMP) sprung a leak from it's shaft seals. Ugh.... lesson learned. A quick R&R with a quality Aisin pump and she was good to go. I won't be making that mistake again, I don't care how new the part looks!