Originally Posted by Ideating
Took the car in to have the idler pulley replaced and because I noticed a mystery fluid. The mechanic just called me back and said the water pump needs to be replaced. He said the part is $500+ from the Chrysler or $300+ from Mercedes plus 3 hours of intensive labor.
Are there any aftermarket options? Can someone confirm this isn’t a DIY job?
Water pump is available from a number of places, including Advance Auto ( $144.99 )
Almost as expensive will be the coolant replacement, but you probably needed to do that anyway.
I'd estimate this as a 3-4 hour DIY, assuming you have a set of female Torx sockets.
Hint : remove the fan first - easy to do.