Replacing water pump tomorrow -- thermostat, too?

It is funny how many people will post both things, that Aisin makes the pumps for Toyota, and that you can also buy the Aisin pumps with the Toyota logo ground off, but without wondering how the pumps are sorted into the ones that are sold to Toyota and the ones that get their logos ground off to be sold in other channels.

I suppose it's possible they just flip coins.

 

interesting thought, never crossed my mind /
even at amayama the ones with the Toyota logo are significantly more expensive /
I wonder about the sorting criteria (tolerances, performance....)

 

LoL; Those are called factory manufactured defects that don't pass Toyota QC - ergo Toyota logos are ground off. The manufacturer isn't going to throw it into the trash; they sell them as factory seconds; they work - but don't meet OEM QC specifications. It baffles me that people don't seem to understand or care about this. Then they claim the car is a piece of sh**t, and don't understand why the replacement part failed in a few days, weeks, or months.

Sorry; climbing down from my soap-box now.......

 

I would not install that water pump from rock auto. I’ve read many horror stories about those water pumps with the ground off logos having multiple issues and failing way too early. These water pumps with the ground off logos did not meet Toyotas QC and are being sold at discount. Not worth the few bucks saved that could result in $3000 head gasket problem.

Buy from a legit dealer. Currently $196
https://parts.mcgeorgetoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-engine-water-pump-161a029015?c=Zz1jb29saW5nLXN5c3RlbSZzPXdhdGVyLXB1bXAmbD0yJm49U2VhcmNoIFJlc3VsdHMmYT10b3lvdGEmbz1wcml1cyZ5PTIwMTImdD10d28mZT0xLThsLWw0LWVsZWN0cmljLWdhcw%3D%3D

 

Success! I was able to arrange to return the Rockauto order and place one with McGeorge Toyota.
I'll keep them on file for my future needs.

Thank you to all who pointed out the failure history of the part with the Toyota Logo removed, and
especially to member noahdoge for turning me on to McGeorge Toyota. Had my local Toyota
Dealer (who has a captive market, being the only one within thousands of miles) not wanted
3 1/2 times what McGeorge charged me, I'd have bought the part from them in the first place.

 

It's odd that the water pump failed at 75,000 miles. Maybe the impeller just failed.
Check ebay, the impeller for about $40....

Perhaps sellers are getting failed water pumps and only replacing the impeller???
Too bad Toyota won't sell them.

 

Can you provide a link to an impeller? I can't seem to find any on ebay, I only see complete water pumps.

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Copy/past this:
For 2010-2015 Toyota Prius Engine Electric Water Pump Magnet 161A0-29015

 

Maybe I'm clueless or just a risk taker, but my head gasket blew with the Toyota branded factory water pump. I would have ordered a new water pump from the Toyota link above, but I didn't know about it and I got a new one from Rockauto instead. I've had it for months sitting in its box and now it's probably past the return window. When not if the head gasket fails again, I'm either get rid of the car or putting a Gen4 engine in it like I should have done this time.

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How does the impeller fail?

 

Either the blades break, or the magnets swell and bind so it won't turn as fast.
Or, as you're easing the pump back in place, you drop it and break the ring for the blades.....
Like I did....

 

That will be applicable for sure, if you haven't cleaned the EGR system.

 

It will be if Mendel's right about that, anyway.

What's the EGR flow number, and how do the passages in the intake manifold itself look?