I been running a Gmb pump for couple thousand miles now. Super cheap on rock auto, they also sell a high performance one. I bought both
Pros: super cheap
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I usually end up with Gates or AC Delco.
Pros: reliable brands
Can't go wrong with a Gates pump.
Pros: OE on many cars
we always used Pierburg assemblies with Mahle gaskets/o-rings if needed.
Pros: Pierburg assemblies used
Price for the belt + pump kit looks perhaps a little high, but as others have said, you pay more for the convenience of warranty on the service. BUT I would hope for that price it is a genuine or reputable kit, especially the water pump. I just had to replace my non genuine water pump after about 5000km due to a bad bearing, which was not at all worth the price difference for just going genuine to start with.
Pros: good labor time
Cons: high kit price
Mileage: 5000 km
I did a water pump/ timing belt replacement on a Del sol last year. I paid $750.
Vehicle:
Honda
This is why I’ve avoided the 3.5/3.7 Duratec engines in transverse (front wheel drive) platforms. It’s just fine in rear wheel drive applications as those use an external pump driven by the serpentine belt.
Pros: external pump fine
Cons: internal pump avoided
Vehicle:
Ford
Yup, that's happens when they decided to put water pump INSIDE the engine. Ask me why i would never own a newer Ford. Oh, and a timing belt cooled by engine oil, what could possibly ever go wrong? Last 10 years Ford has managed to come up dumbest engine designs.
Cons: water pump inside engine, dumb design
Vehicle:
Ford
I had the same issue with the same Ford motor 3.7 in my Mazda Cx9, it is internal water pump
Cons: internal pump issue
Vehicle:
Mazda
I had one go bad on my Ford flex... The pump is inside the timing chain cover. Most places have to drop the engine, I got lucky and the place I went the guy was able to do it without removing the engine.
Cons: pump went bad, difficult to access
Vehicle:
Ford
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