# Water Pump

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 21, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299 "2011-08-21T18:33:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lesmei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@lesmei](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lesmei)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299/1 "2011-08-21T18:33:25Z")

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Is it possible to change the water pump and serpentine belt in a 2006 Toyota Camry with 4 cyl. engine in less than an hour?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299/2 "2011-08-21T21:01:00Z")

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Probably. I changed the water pump and serpentine belt on my wife’s 93’ Cutlass Ciera in about 30 minutes. It has the V6 engine. A mechanic with experience with an 06’ Camry 4 cylinder will be faster than someone with no experience on the same engine.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299/3 "2011-08-21T23:28:06Z")

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Highly unlikely. The water pump on your 4 cyl engine is driven by the timing belt.

Tester

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299/4 "2011-08-21T23:54:01Z")

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The 2006 camry 4 cyl has a timing chain, not a belt. Here is a Youtube link that shows how to do it.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/67299/5 "2011-08-22T00:04:36Z")

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Yep! You’re right! I looked up the wrong engine.  
Tester