I run a Graf pump myself for about 2 months now and it's working fine so far.
Pros: working fine
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I had Saleri in for 50k miles with no issues. Then, after a cooling refresh, I bought Saleri again, and it's been 20k miles with no issues so far.
Pros: no issues, long lifespan
Mileage: 50000 km
In my case the leaking was from the plastic water pump housing which is a common fault for this engine. I replaced the plastic water pump with GRAF PA1359, which is metal housing instead of the OEM plastic one.
Pros: metal housing instead plastic
Cons: plastic water pump leaking
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Part number: PA1359
I've run the plastic pump on 2 different cars for over 100k no issue, in fact I only changed one because the thermostat went bad and the water pump's reputation. I do have the metal Graf pump now, I like it so far.
Pros: like it so far
Mileage: 100000 km
I went with an SKF pump, personally, but there are loads of other good ones.
Pros: good quality
My 2019 Tiguan SE 4motion with about 20,000 miles has been telling me to add coolant every few weeks. Today I dropped the car off at my local VW dealership stating I had a possible coolant leak. Just got a call from the service advisor saying hey will need to keep the car overnight bc they have to replace the waterpump!
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 32186 km
I bought a saleri water pump with plans to install it myself. When I realized the job would be a little harder than I expected I decided to take it to a shop to install. They just sent me a report saying that they installed the saleri and it “was not within the tolerances for the spec” and it began “leaking immediately”. There solution is to order me a graf water pump which they describe as a “reputable” brand which insinuates that I brought them a water pump worse than a graf which from my research doesn’t seem to be true. I’m a little frustrated as they are billing me $400 extra to buy and install the Graf when I thought the saleri one should’ve been fine.
Cons: not within tolerances, leaking immediately
IDK - I was at 160K or so miles when I sold my '11 Tiguan. Sure, it ate a water pump, had the first gen timing chain tensioner replaced, needed cv axles, had a stuck fuel injector, lost an intake manifold, blew a turbo diaphragm, destroyed its engine mount bushings, struts and shocks went bad, needed seat covers replaced because they cracked and split and needed new tires every 25K or so...
Cons: ate a water pump
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 257495 km
My 1 year, \~6K miles Aisin WPT-108 pump failure story:
I have a 4A-FE Corolla E11. Changed timing belt, auxiliary belts, tensioner+spring, the whole lot last summer. The waterpump (Aisin WPT-108) was from a reputable online shop here in Europe (Autodoc). Last week I come to find the new pump dripping from the lower weep hole, so its the whole timing belt job all over again pretty much. No wierd bearing sounds. I did 6K miles last year if that.
Pros: smooth bearings
Cons: pump failure, dripping
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
Mileage: 9656 km
Part number: WPT-108
The impeller fell off the new water pump from Honda after 80 miles of driving. I got a pump from the parts store, took everything apart, changed it. All good after that. So much for OEM Honda.
Cons: impeller fell off, short lifespan
Vehicle:
Honda Prelude
Mileage: 129 km
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