# Water pump

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** voyager, chrysler\
**Created:** [October 1, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596 "2013-10-01T15:10:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SilverWings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@SilverWings](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SilverWings)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596/1 "2013-10-01T15:10:42Z")

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How much should it cost to replace water pump in a Chrysler 2001 Voyager? Was quoted $500 which seems quite high to me.

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**Author:** ![Big\_Marc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Big\_Marc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Big_Marc)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596/2 "2013-10-01T15:59:13Z")

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need more info about the van

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596/3 "2013-10-01T17:54:56Z")

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It’s all labor. Most transverse mounted engines are a pain to work on… $500 doesn’t seem out of line to me.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/water-pump/81596/4 "2013-10-01T18:25:37Z")

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Your info is misleading…a Voyager is a Plymouth, not a Chrysler, and they didn’t make a Voyager by 2001.

Anyway, your price is off too. If it’s a 6 cylinder, the price is high by twice as much. These are very easy pumps to do, new pump, coolant, and labor should be about $200.

If it’s a 4 cylinder, the price is too low. This involves replacing the timing belt and is a difficult pump to replace. I’d expect $600-$700.

Also, additional items like replacing hoses, belts, thermostats, can add $ to the bill.