Originally Posted By: philipp10
Originally Posted By: artbuc
Originally Posted By: engineer20
Is this a good water pump? It looks like they sell aisin pumps for only 60 dollars on amazon. What is the aisin part number so I can get the exact one?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ETS...YKSLG6UWD2CX5RI
This was mentioned in this DIY video. Speaking of the video, it mentions I have to take my alternator out. Do I have to? And I remove the battery terminals so I don't get shocked when doing the alternator, the battery isn't in the way of anything, but must I remove the alternator, or is it just to give me way more room, or the mounts he mentioned?
https://youtu.be/-Dg4Vk1bOKg
Also, I was tempted into buying a corolla. It was "used" and it was only 14k, but the guy sold it for 13,500 dollars on a 2014 toyota corolla with 3800 miles. It was from a foreign college student going back to his country after graduation. He had to sell it in a hurry. I passed on that, and you have to pay it up front (I had 10k ready to pay, that other 4k, but really 3k after negotiation I could get but would be harder) but I could've gotten a corolla, essentially new (probably with just 1 oil change done, so you know there'd be nothing neglected as at that mileage, there's little to be done other than an oil change, so it's new, except way cheaper than a new corolla and that was a good deal) but I wanted to keep my camry longer and put that 10k into saving for retirement and investing.
The only thing you have to remove are the muffler bearings. You can do this yourself if you have an acetylene torch. If not, take it to a muffler shop such as Midas. They will do it fast and charge only $5-10.
And don't forget about the Knibbler pin. If you take it out, whatever you do, don't drop it. They are a biatch to calibrate.
philipp -- have you been drinking? you can't forget the knibbler pin, since you have to remove it to access the muffler bearings.as well, the '03 models do not need calibration.