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Water pump Gates or OEM BMW
Update: it was the water pump. Got a new Gates water pump (screws and gasket included). Installed it, no sealant or anything. Works flawlessly. Not a drop anywhere.
Pros: works flawlessly, no leaks
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Silverado
I used the gates kit from rock auto including the gates water pump… Car seems to be driving fine for the past few thousand miles since install.
Pros: driving fine
Vehicle:
Ford Fiesta
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
I only use gates kits on any HDI I work on. Out around 30 fitted to friends and family cars I had one water pump bearing fail after 4 months they changed it with no issues but as it was a home fit not garage no labour cost offered no other issues.
Did hear Gates did have a bad batch of 2.0 Blue HDI OEM water pumps with impellers coming loose
Pros: warranty honored, no other issues
Cons: bearing fail, bad batch
It’s still baffles me how BMW can’t get a quality water pump on its vehicles.
Pros: quality water pump
Cons: quality water pump
Vehicle:
BMW
I don't trust the BMW oem pumps any farther than you can throw them
Cons: unreliable, untrustworthy
Vehicle:
BMW Z3
Good choice on going with Aisin. I had to redo the job on mine after 2 months when the shitty Gates water pump started pissing out the weep hole. Will never buy another Gates pump again.
Pros: good choice with Aisin
Cons: Gates pump failed quickly
Did a gates kit on mine. Water pump is leaking after 60k miles.
Cons: leaking after 60k miles
Vehicle:
Lexus
Mileage: 96560 km
The water pump had a micro leak that would spray coolant on the air box. Never enough to make me want to go through the trouble of replacing it.
Cons: micro leak, coolant top-up
Vehicle:
BMW Z4
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