Toyota Prius engine water pump replacement P261B code 2010-2015 

Thanks man Just changed my CT 200 h water pump and your video helped immensely. The way u explain carefully made me feel comfortable. This has been the first time I open the hood of my car other than for dusting it.

Great job in showing the engine mock up! Excellent video!

Great video going to do mine tomorrow. Garage wanted $900 to do this Toyota water pump from Amazon $130 because of coupon I had. Some of these videos show taking more stuff off to get to it but I did exactly what this video shows It's all that's necessary that I can see. Thx for sharing!! Great job... Oh yeah cut away is great awesome you did that. Big help! Thx😎

Thanks for this clip very good explain very clear and understand

It was a great help , thanks

Great video 📹 👍 thanks man

wow you are a true champion of the priusians

Good job and good man thank you

Wow thank you for this helpful video

Good video .

subbed just coz you had a cutaway example of the water pump and that is really helpful - be good to explain how each one works with each other like thermostat, temp sensor and pump.oh you also showed me where the safety plug is round back in the boot. nice!!!

very good video... god bless you..

So ridiculously helpful!

I have same problem my car. I can change. thank you so much for video.

Informative but you didn't show what you used to drain the coolant. Also, isn't there a bleed for air procedure?

Hola buenos días no habrá un vídeo de cómo cambiar el taco motor el de abajo de un prius plus?

very nice except no torque given. so P261C means thermostat fail? thanks.

Gracias ese

Does the new one need to be spinning freely .?

I found this advice way too late: I bought a Amazon pump and installed it on a 2010. It worked fine for a while, then I started having intermittent overheating issues. I never suspected the pump because I bought a new one. I replaced all likely culprits with no solution found. My wife took the car to Phoenix and I had to get it towed back. The headgasket is blown at 85,000 miles. I redid the head and put everything back together. It still overheats. (I put the same water pump back in.) In desperation I dropped $400 on a new, genuine Toyota water pump from our local vulture dealership. The car runs fine now even when it's 111F outside. Even under heavy loads the temperature does not go over 195F. I tried to save $250 and wound up spending hundreds more, sustained frustration, many hours of trouble shooting and replacing the head gasket, and mental anguish. Don't go there.... IT IS NOT WORTH the apparent savings, at least in my case.

I was wondering if it was supposed to spin by hand... pulled mine, and it was completely seized. Couldn't get half a turn out of it. As the car started overheating one day, I pulled off, parked for 15 min, then turned the car on, accelerated, shut the engine off and kept rolling. Did that to get it home about 5 miles away x.x glad I know what it was now... flushing the coolant and changing the thermostat and res cap while I'm at it. If anyone was interested in my symptoms here they are: was driving fine when the overheating light came on in my prius. The engine immediately shut off, and I rolled to a stop. I popped the hood, and saw that the car was overheating and coolant boiling in the res. I blasted my heater all the way to hot, and it was blowing cold. My radiator fan would come on, but it wasnt cooling the car... So I got it home as stated above. My guess was that it's either the thermostat, or the water pump. 285k miles on both. Pulled them both. Thermostat looks fine, though I'll replace it anyway. Water pump wasn't turning at all. If you are wondering on time spent, I pulled everything within about 40min first time doing it. It's a pretty easy job, though some bolts are tricky to get to. 5 12mm s on the water pump, and 3 10mm s on the thermostat that is attached on the other side of the water pump. Paid about $300 for all parts. Another $50 for new coolant. Flushed the system with distilled water. Fill with distilled, run for 15 min, empty. Until you have clean water coming out. Then empty the water, and fill with antifreeze. Done. Hope info helped somebody. Gl.

Do you have to bleed the system?

How’d the impeller spindle look when you pulled it out of the pump? Did you consider or lacing just the impeller spindle?

where are you located? and do you offer repair services? I have taken my 2010 prius to the Toyota dealership a few times and they can't seem to help with my "check hybrid system" light that has come on about 2 months after getting an abs repair through them. I get code P0401 and this new code P261b has recently come up. I just got the egr valve replaced 1.5 years ago but it wasn't a toyota part so that could be the issue. I can't tell if one or both of the issues are causing the hybrid system light to come on but the car completely shuts down while driving when the light comes on. PLEASE HELP

Good Job👌I have a question, I have a 2010 Prius and it always give me the misfire code, I have already changed the spark plugs, the coils, and the injectors and the car continues to show the same code, which could be🤔

Is it a different code for the hybrid system water/coolant pump? I threw a P261B code several months ago and my mechanic replaced the hybrid cooling pump but then several months later the check engine light came on again and they're telling me this time it's the engine pump. But my understanding is P261B has always referred to the engine water pump versus the hybrid inverter water pump. Thanks!

Is a symptom of a faulty water pump overheating? Need some help the car is starting when it goes a couple of miles than a temperature sign shows, we have put coolant in which empties quickly suggesting a leak

I mean were you able to visually compare the seized pump with the new pump by spinning them ? Was there a difference? Regarding spinning .

Great video. Interested if u get any gen 4 prii too. 👍 already sub'd

How many miles need to be change water bump or engine light on the code?

Do we need to bleed the coolant to take out the water pump for inspection?

How do you like the green bean battery?

Did you do any diagnostics on it to confirm it was the pump?

The other day i had the heat on, it stop blowing hot air and then it got hot again. The temp light came on and then off. Is this the water pump failing?

I can't loosen those nuts. There's no room for my ratchet to move, and the electric ratchet is too weak. How did you manage to do it?

Are water pump from Amazon good

Can you rebuild the water pump? Is there a kit to do that?

So whenever there is a P261B code, this means it is the Water pump? Because when I am driving I hear like water swishing around under the dashboard. I was thinking this is an Inverter issue. I got the P261B so I need to go with replacing the water pump, although it says the coolant pump in my reader?

I have a 2011. Changed out engine, water pump, sensor and thermostat. I have issue when I drive high speeds 70-80 mph up hill. Reservoir very hot almost to boiling temperature. Temp red light would turn on or flash and then when I slow down it will eventually turn off. My mechanic replaced literally everything minus the radiator and the inverter coolant pump. Can anyone please help???? No codes or no check engine lights just the red light engine temperature turns on when driving high speeds up hill for long periods of time. Is the issue temp sensor on EGR pipes? My mechanic has replaced with all OEM parts. Any advice? Toyota service rep says might be inverter water pump, radiator clogged up, or water pump. Just a had Toyota dealership diagnosed and they check for any leaks so it’s not the engine. They said water pump and thermostat. My mechanic replaced those 2 parts. I thought I was in the clear but I wasn’t. The car still overheats when driving high speeds 75-80 mph for long periods of time and red temperature light turns on again uphill at high speeds. Anyone please help and TIA

Someone knows what's the labor cost on that job at the dealership?

Does anyone have a product number for the water pump?

no one shows you how to remove the bottom bolt. The bolt that you cant see. why is that?

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