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Water Pump labor time

3.0 hrtypical
2.5 to 4.5hours on most vehicles
$450typical labor at $150/hr

Water Pump takes about 3.0 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 30,133 vehicle and engine combinations from 60 makes, most fall between 2.5 and 4.5 hours, and the longest take up to 12.5 hours. Porsche, Audi and BMW vehicles tend to take the longest; Opel, Renault and Daewoo the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

per hour

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At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $375 to $675, about $450 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

Hours, in half hour steps. Each bar is how many vehicle and engine combinations fall in that range.

Water Pump time on popular vehicles

Water Pump time by make

MakeTypicalMost vehiclesVehicles
Porsche6.5 hr3.3 to 8.5581
Audi5.5 hr3.3 to 8.5712
BMW4.5 hr3.3 to 8.51,167
Cadillac4.5 hr3.5 to 5.5668
Jaguar4.5 hr3.5 to 5.5263
Land Rover4.5 hr3.5 to 6.5177
Infiniti4.2 hr3.5 to 5.5229
Mercedes-Benz3.9 hr3.3 to 8.51,702
Lincoln3.7 hr3.2 to 5.5314
Genesis3.7 hr3.3 to 3.748
Pontiac3.5 hr2.5 to 3.5811
Buick3.5 hr2.5 to 4.5775
Subaru3.5 hr2.5 to 5.5468
Volvo3.5 hr2.5 to 4.5463
Lexus3.5 hr3.3 to 5.5442
Acura3.5 hr3.2 to 4.5238
Alfa Romeo3.3 hr3.3 to 3.786
Kia3.2 hr2.5 to 3.5459
Chevrolet3.0 hr2.5 to 3.53,173
GMC3.0 hr2.5 to 4.51,526
Ram3.0 hr2.5 to 3.0326
Studebaker3.0 hr2.5 to 3.067
Hummer3.0 hr2.5 to 3.017
Ford2.9 hr2.5 to 3.53,028
Volkswagen2.9 hr2.5 to 4.51,049
Nissan2.9 hr2.5 to 3.8842
Hyundai2.9 hr2.5 to 3.5640
Mini2.9 hr2.5 to 2.9133
Smart2.9 hr2.9 to 2.96
Honda2.8 hr2.5 to 3.5486
Mitsubishi2.8 hr2.5 to 3.2413
Fiat2.8 hr2.5 to 3.2308
Isuzu2.8 hr2.5 to 3.5154
Dodge2.5 hr2.5 to 3.22,279
Toyota2.5 hr2.5 to 3.51,404
Jeep2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5733
Plymouth2.5 hr2.5 to 3.0702
Chrysler2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5620
Mazda2.5 hr2.5 to 3.2617
Oldsmobile2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5557
Mercury2.5 hr2.5 to 3.5512
AMC2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5166
Suzuki2.5 hr2.5 to 3.2151
Saab2.5 hr2.5 to 2.9116
Saturn2.5 hr2.5 to 2.5108
MG2.5 hr2.5 to 2.568
Morgan2.5 hr2.5 to 2.567
Peugeot2.5 hr2.5 to 3.548
Scion2.5 hr2.5 to 2.543
Eagle2.5 hr2.5 to 2.541
Geo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.537
Daewoo2.5 hr2.5 to 2.530
Renault2.5 hr2.5 to 2.528
Opel2.5 hr2.5 to 2.520

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Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.