# 02 buick century water pump **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 11, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-buick-century-water-pump/20605 "2008-10-11T12:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hankmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@hankmeister](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hankmeister)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-buick-century-water-pump/20605/1 "2008-10-11T12:10:14Z")
02 century 3.1L 6 cyl. Is it a big job to change out this water pump? Can a Saturday morning mechanic do this job? If not, What would I expect to pay for a new pump plus labor? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-buick-century-water-pump/20605/2 "2008-10-11T17:43:06Z")
A new water pump is $50 or so, lifetime parts warranty. No real idea on labor, but usually an hour or 1.5 hrs covers the issue, in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-buick-century-water-pump/20605/3 "2008-10-11T21:26:26Z")
If you can change an alternator you can change the water pump on this vehicle. Just make sure you do a good job of getting all the air out of the system when you’re done.