Water pump 1997 Toyota Camery. Toyota said the water pump is leaking and no water in radiator.?

Question

Tempature guage shows normal. How is that posible? If there is no anti freeze or water would the car run hot?
I can not see any leak any where, put paper under the car and nothing. Is Toyota show telling me the truth?

Answer 1

Did you take off the radiator cap and look for yourself? Does the temperature gauge always read normal or does it start out cold and come up when the engine heats up?

Only do it when the engine is cold, remove the cap and see how much is in the radiator. If you can't see any then fill it up and run the car until it warms up and opens the thermostat allowing the engine to fill with coolant. Keep filling like this until it doesn't take any more coolant, then put on the cap and let it run and heat up and check your paper again. If you still have nothing then drive it and check the coolant level every day when the engine is cool to see if you are losing any.

If you don't get movement from the temp gage you could have a bad sensor.

Answer 2

The coolant can be quite low without the car running hot. Usually the first indication of low coolant is lack of heat from the vents. The heater core is up high, and is farthest from the water pump. The pump can be leaking without dripping on the ground, a small leak will often steam off from the engine heat, but it leaves a mineral trail. Don't let this go, depending which engine you have, the water pump is driven off the timing belt. If the pump fails, you could have some serious engine damage. Have your mechanic show you the leak.

Answer 3

if there is no water in contact with the temp probe, the gauge cannot be trusted. Refill the system with coolant and run the engine. if it is leaking out of the water pump, you should see it (there is likely a seepage hole just under the pulley shaft). look around the hoses and radiator. if you can't see any leaks, it could be internal, which is not a good thing. If you see white, creamy **** on your oil dipstick or under the oil filler cap, it is a sign of water getting into your oil. Also, if your exhaust is very visible, cloudy, and smells like coolant, well, there you are. I would suggest asking another mechanic to look at it if you are doubting what Toyota says, but don't drive it without coolant.

Answer 4

The gauge doesn't work right if the water level drops below the sensor. Why do you need Toyota to tell you if there's water in the radiator?

Answer 5

i own a repair shop,and you need to check it your self ,and see what its doing ,,if its leaking you,ll see it under there,and like you said it should be running hot also,but if its low fill it up,and run it,and then see for your self what its doing,,good luck,i hope this help,s.

Answer 6

i am a mechanc, i suggest you get another repairer to look at your toyota, dealerships are not as honest as they would have us beleive, you check your water when is cold and check it after driving, when its cooled down and give your repairer as much information as you can.
hope you get it worked out.
Ian

Answer 7

fill up rad run car for about 15 min shut off wait for it to cool re-check it mybe they just had you confused w/ some one else . what did you bring car in for