Not the typical water pump issue

So I just finished replacing my cylinder head with a newly rebuilt one. Seemed cheap enough of an option and would potentially only leave my car out of commission for a few days, vs the time spent having a head magnafluxed and decked.

On to my point though after I got everything put back together the one issue I am facing is my water pump leaking. I am just doing a little poking around online before I tear back into that side. I noticed (after the fact) my chilton manual says to keep close watch on which bolts go into which holes ( I did not) and I am wondering if anyone knows if incorrect placement of these bolts could be causing this issue?

Either way thanks for the help in advance and I will be heading out to the garage now

 

Well I had a new gasket but the lighting in my garage is somewhat poor and I had gotten a small flat piece of rubber gasket material stuck to the back of the gasket and I didn't see it. I pulled that side of the motor apart again and found it right off the bat. It was an easy clean and reinstall job and everything is working fine now.

Edthefox, I am probably the worst at remembering to take pictures of anything while I work on it. I get so focused on a project that I never end up stopping to do it. I will say though that the job wasn't too bad, however I had previously swapped the engine in mine (the reason it needed a head gasket in the first place) and I would say pulling the engine and reinstalling might have been slightly easier, or at least less technical. With that said if you have any questions about said job I am happy to help however I can while it is still fresh on the mind

 

Oh and I had scraped the surfaces down with a razor blade and cleaned with acetone. I like the scotch brite idea though, I will have to keep that in mind for future jobs

 

I would have to say the hardest parts of the whole job were finding good, tight fitting triple square bits. Everything I came across fit the bolts sloppily and loose, my replacement bolts were Fel-Pro brand. The other hard part was sealing up the timing chain cover. It was large, had a lot of surface to be cleaned, both sides leaked oil/coolant no matter what I did to stop it and it uses quite a bit of RTV sealant. So I probably spent a good hour on the timing chain cover alone just to be sure I would not have issues in the future

 

YES! However I meant both sides leak oil once you remove the covers lol. They don't leak now. There is a chamber inside the timing cover (not sure what it is called) that holds a bunch of oil around the seal for the crankshaft. No matter how many times I did it, every time I moved that thing and stood it up again it leaked oil out of it. I eventually caught on, but again I am kinda slow and it was 3 in the morning by then

Honestly it could be. I searched forever and even called Toyota and nobody could seem to help any. Some sites I found said double hex, some said triple square, some said 8mm others said 10 and my book was no help. In the end I pulled out my mac set of hex drivers and had one that fit perfect, but obviously did not contact in all the possible places so I had to play it carefully

Today I just got 60 miles on my first tank with the new head and just reached 46.4 mpg. Woohoo, I am so glad to be back in good graces with my Prius after a year of little to no driving it and 36 mpg at best

 

Yes, I certainly found it lacking a lot if information. Thanks for that, will do!