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Originally Posted by Sandinmytires
Sounds better. Since they offered to replace the water pump for no additional labor, do you think they can also do the tensioner and idler pulley whle they are at it? If so, you're getting a good deal.
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I understand why they gave you the water pump at no labor as it is under the timing belt. Why do you want to change parts that have not been inspected yet.
When I did my Timing belt I inspected all the parts, idlers very seldom go bad as they are a fixed postion part with even presure applied to them, the tensioner you must inspect it as you have to reset it so you can reinstall it, and it is about 50 bucks to replace. the upper and lower water hoses are like 40 bucks each give or take a few bucks. The top techs at two Toyota garages said the very seldom see Toyota hoses fail, and if so they are fairly easy to change out.
I would say to make sure you change out the thermostat, and flush out the Rad. And install fresh toyota antifreeze, that would make more sense to me. The serpentine belt is a no brainer as you must take it off to do the work anyway so this should be only a parts charge. Concentrate on the major parts, water pumps are not always bad the seals will fail, and just need to be cleaned up and resealed and reinstalled. Proper maintenance dose not mean throwing money at your truck. At the second timing belt change I will change a few other parts, as they will be very old and tried by then.
Kevin.