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How difficult is this to change....very mechanically inclined. What, if any, special tools may be needed. daughters car.....she took to shop, they want 450 to do it.

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Water pump is driven by the timing belt, a good 1/4 drive socket set 10 and 12 mm needed, The engine mount on the side of the engine has two long studs that are often the biggest obstacle. Its a big job difficulty increases if you are replacing the cam shaft seal at the rear. Set the belt up at Toyota's marks and use White out or nail polish to make your own marks to be really sure your correct on reassembly. Autozone have some popular workshop manuals for free on line once you register (for free) on their website http://bit.ly/autozone_repair_info .There is a company that independent auto repair shops "buy" their information from that offer a very reasonable service to do it yourselvers. You get a one year subscription to year make and model specific repair procedures, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... great quality information same as the professionals have ,much better than generic workshop manuals from parts stores, much cheaper than the factory manual. http://bit.ly/alldata_repair_manuals or try http://bit.ly/mitchell_repair_manuals_online and get an online repair manual subscription.