Symptoms
Dried pink coolant trailing down the front of the engine from the water-pump weep hole, and a slowly dropping coolant level.
The fix, step by step
- Following the factory manual, drain the coolant, remove the fan, drive belt and anything else in front of the pump, then fit the new pump with a new gasket.
- Refill and bleed the cooling system.
- The build-thread owner also replaced the fan bracket, because its bearing had been sitting in leaking coolant.
Tools & part numbers
- Basic metric sockets
- belt tool
- coolant catch tub
- Aisin water pump and gasket
- Toyota long-life coolant
- fan bracket if contaminated.
Where to buy the parts
Water pump — 2015 Land Cruiser 5.7 (pick your year)RockAuto ↗Amazon ↗
Water pump gasketRockAuto ↗Amazon ↗
Fan clutch bearing bracketRockAuto ↗Amazon ↗
OEM water pump diagram & part numbers (2015 URJ200)ToyotaPartsDeal ↗
Hunting a used or discontinued part? Search eBay Motors for Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Series parts →
Rated for a competent home mechanic with a decent tool kit. Confirm torque figures, fluids and procedures against the factory service manual for your VIN, support the truck on stands rather than a jack, and work at your own risk (disclaimer). Some parts links are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission at no cost to you.