Water pump replacement in North Parramatta
from $449
★ 5.0 41 Google reviews MVRL 62840 12-month / 20,000 km warranty 24 years' experience Open 7 days
Leaking coolant? Find the source.
Water pump from $449Offer terms
What's included
From $449, GST included. That figure is for a common car. Where the timing belt drives the pump, we quote both together.
- Pressure test to confirm the pump is the leak
- Timing belt age checked where it drives the pump
- Pump and gasket replaced
- Refilled with the right coolant and bled
- 12 months / 20,000 km warranty on parts and labour
The price is confirmed for your car before any work starts. Nothing extra is done without your OK.
Prices include GST · Price terms
What it costs
Water pump
Pump replaced, coolant refilled, system bled.
Book this REPAIRSTiming belt or chain
Parts and labour itemised in writing before work.
Book this REPAIRSCooling system / radiator
Pressure test, leak found, repaired and refilled.
Book thisThat figure is for a common car. Where the timing belt drives the pump, we quote both together.
Prices include GST · Price terms
Details
Anything without a published price is quoted in writing, parts and labour, itemised, before it's touched. Not sure what's wrong? The diagnostic is a fault-code scan and a road test.
Water pump replacement in North Parramatta
Water pump replacement at Vertex Automotive, 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta, starts from $449 for a common car: the leak traced to the pump, the pump replaced, the coolant refilled and the system bled. A water pump usually leaks before it stops: a drip from the weep hole at the front of the engine, a coolant smell, or a whine that rises with the revs.
The water pump pushes coolant through the engine and the radiator. Its seal wears with age, and a small hole below it, the weep hole, lets coolant out as a warning before the bearing fails.
More detail
On many engines the timing belt drives the pump. Replacing one without the other means paying the same labour twice, so where they share the job we check the belt's age and quote them together.
We pressure-test first to confirm the pump is the leak, not a hose or the radiator beside it.
Why Vertex
A real workshop in North Parramatta
On the hoist
Every car goes up, so we see underneath, not just under the bonnet.
24 years' experience
All makes: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and European.
12-month warranty
12 months or 20,000 km on parts and labour.
Open 7 days
Drop off from 8:30am. Sundays 9am to 5pm.
How it works
Leak confirmed
A pressure test and a look at the weep hole, so the pump is replaced only if it is the pump.
Quoted with the belt
Where the timing belt drives the pump, both are quoted together in writing, so the labour is paid once.
Replaced and bled
A new pump and gasket, the right coolant, and the system bled of air and brought up to temperature.
Questions
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Call 0433 950 192
How much is a water pump replacement?
from $449 for a common car. Where the timing belt drives the pump, the belt is quoted with it, and the total is in writing before work starts.
Should the timing belt be done at the same time?
If the belt drives the pump and is well into its interval, usually yes. The labour to reach the pump is most of the belt job, so doing both saves paying it twice.
How long can I drive with a leaking water pump?
Not long. A small weep becomes a fast leak once the seal goes, and a seized pump stops the coolant moving. Watch the gauge and ring us.
What makes a water pump fail?
Mostly age and old coolant. The seal wears, and coolant past its change interval loses the additives that protect it.
What are the signs of a failing water pump?
- Coolant dripping from the front of the engine
- A whine or grinding that rises with engine speed
- Steam or a coolant smell after a drive
- The temperature gauge creeping up
- A wet, crusty patch below the pump
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Find us
- Address
- 7 Daking Street, North Parramatta NSW 2151
- Open
- Mon to Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm - Phone
- 0433 950 192
Licensed repairer MVRL 62840
24 years of mechanical experience.
Everyday servicing, European cars and complex repairs. Talk directly to the people working on your car.
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