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Water pump Gates or Saleri
I got a saleri installation was very easy and it spun nice.
Pros: easy installation, spun nice
Vehicle:
BMW
I used a Gates kit which seemed good quality and included a water pump, tensioner and idler pulleys.
Pros: good quality
I have a Saleri pump with a Victor reinz paper gasket. I did not realize during my replacement that oem isn’t paper as that’s what was already on there, and haven’t had a problem. Interested to know if they fail slowly or suddenly and if I have to add another preventative maintenance item to my list, but it’s been going strong for 30K miles.
Pros: no problems, going strong 30K miles
Mileage: 48280 km
I went with Gates. My oem pump on my Mazda CX9 failed at 90k.... The bearing failed and the amount of bearing material in the housing was crazy.
Cons: bearing failed, crazy material
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 90000 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
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
I used a Gates kit for the timing belt change and the cheap Chinese water pump water seal failed in 2 years.
Cons: failed in 2 years, cheap Chinese
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
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