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I used a Gates kit which seemed good quality and included a water pump, tensioner and idler pulleys.
Pros: good quality
Great if taken care of!
I have a 2016 Golf 5MT, 160k mi now. It's been tuned for 120k and only major issue I've had is the original water pump went out last spring at approx. 140k.
Pros: great if taken care
Cons: water pump went out
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 257495 km
I have a 2013 GTI with 105k on my original water pump, no issues
Pros: no issues, high mileage
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 105000 km
There was only a slight oil residue on top of old water pump and none inside or near the pumps gaskets. No cracks in the plastic housing were found anywhere on the old pump.
Pros: none
Cons: slight oil residue
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 98000 km
We used to install gates pump and belt kits, but saw too many leaking water pumps well before they were due for another belt. Switched to aisin kits and haven't had a problem.
Pros: no problems with Aisin
Cons: leaking water pumps
Years ago I would use the Gates kit on my 03 Evo with no issue, but a few years back I had a failure (from a different component) after 19k miles and the Gates pump was weeping when I removed it. The shop I use also doesn’t recommend them either so I go OEM for the water pump anymore.
Cons: weeping when removed, shop doesn't recommend
Vehicle:
Mitsubishi Lancer
Mileage: 30577 km
water pump failed at 101,000. Shop replaced under warranty. That next one failed at 110,000. Took a little work since shop changed owners but got the the water pump replaced at no cost. Shop said the two bad ones were Gates
Cons: failed repeatedly, short lifespan
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Sonic
Mileage: 101000 km
I had nothing but problems with Gates water pumps in my 4Runner - they would always start leaking profusely from the weep hole after a few days of use. Replaced it three times under warranty
Cons: leaking profusely, repeated failures
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
As a mechanic who used to work on these cars daily, it really depends if you're willing to fork out the amount that's due every couple of years, the water pumps on vw/Audi/ Porsche and mercs are always prone to fail within a couple of years even if you go aftermarket.
Cons: water pumps prone to fail
my 2018 (build date Aug 2018) had no head gasket issues, although the water pump leaked prematurely.
Cons: water pump leaked prematurely
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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