Looks fine to me. I typically install Graf water pumps which are a similar stamped metal design and works just fine.
Pros: works just fine
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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The BMW original from pierburg last way longer than 60,000 miles, more like 90,000 miles. Plus, as time went on they made them better than before. Getter a new one today will last longer than the original one.
We routinely get cars with 120,000 miles on their first water pump too.
Pros: long lasting, improved quality
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 144841 km
Mine started leaking around 145,000 due to bearing play. It is a do-able DIY driveway job.
Pros: do-able DIY job
Cons: started leaking
Mileage: 145000 km
Part number: AISIN WPT-804
My car had a Pierburg on it for over 100k miles and 12 years. It still worked great before I replaced it out of caution.
Pros: long lasting, worked great
Mileage: 160934 km
2 water pumps (both under warranty) 3rd one it's on..so far so good. Those repairs cost me nothing.
Pros: warranty covered repairs
Cons: repeated failures
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 115000 km
Last time I got a new Gates water pump (made in china) the flange position on the shaft was a little different than my old one but it was close enough.
Pros: close enough
Cons: flange position different
I’ve now popped two water pumps. Each of them have sprung a leak from the freeze plug. I seat the pump and o-ring by hand then torque bolts to spec.. each time they’ve been good for about a month or so, then start leaking from the freeze plug.. both pumps have been made by HEPU.
Cons: leaking from freeze plug, short lifespan
graf has failed on me twice prematurely
Cons: failed twice prematurely
I just had to deal with a Graf pump failing at 6000 miles on my CRUA. Everything is low quality trash now.
Cons: failed at 6000 miles, low quality
Mileage: 6000 km
I had a defective hepu pump that leaked also. Only had about 20k miles on it
Cons: defective, leaked
Mileage: 20000 km
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