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21 atlas with 120k here. No major issues. Just regular maintenance stuff. Replaced a leaky water pump with is a normal thing.
Pros: no major issues, regular maintenance
Cons: leaky water pump
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 120000 km
Changed it at 9 years / 93k. Belt was still fine but the water pump started to leak so did the timing belt job at the same time. Also upgraded the water pump with one with a metal impeller
Pros: upgraded water pump
Cons: water pump started to leak
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 93000 km
Had gates on my 06. PITA to replace but never failed, good gasket, ok bearing.
Pros: good gasket, never failed
Cons: PITA to replace, ok bearing
Vehicle:
Acura RSX
I could smell coolant when my car was 6 months old. I was losing about 8 ounces a year. VW agreed to fix the water pump under warranty but I decided to wait. Five years later it hasn't gotten any worse.
Cons: smell of coolant
2019 atlas (built 11/18) it had the water pump dine around 60k, nothing else engine wise, just rolled 95k.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 60000 km
Gates waterpump broke in 2, the base is still mated to the block with all the bolts in-tact
Cons: catastrophic failure
Fuckt this shit why can’t VW the fix the root cause of the problem which is the goddamn shitty plastic waterpump?
Cons: poor plastic quality
Our 2017 Polo, 85km, had a water pump replaced by dealer a couple of years ago.
$1600. Had a heart attack.
Cons: expensive repair
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Polo
Mileage: 85 km
Gates water pumps have been going downhill. I bought one for a Toyota Rav4 v6 and it started leaking after two months of service.
Cons: started leaking, going downhill
Vehicle:
Toyota
The new Gates water pump installed last month started leaking. I have only driven around 1000km. Does this happen a lot for Gates pumps?
Cons: started leaking
Mileage: 1000 km
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