DIY waterpump RnR

[Veganman]

I just changed out the water pump on our 2007 Yaris at 190,000 miles. It never leaked a drop but began making a disturbing noise that was very difficult to track down. After referring to many posts on Yarisworld, I felt confident the noise was in the pump even though it felt fine when the belt was removed and the pump was turned by hand. The only additional comments I would make are as follows: I never had to lower the front of the engine by 2"; in fact, I didn't lower it at all. The pump can be removed and the new one installed by carefully turning and twisting it a bit.
I bought a replacement pump and a metal gasket from Auto Zone and everything worked out perfectly. Total time to replace the pump and get the car running again was 2 1/2 hours.