Water pump Hepu or OEM Volkswagen

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2.9

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3.6

Overheating

4.0

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3.5

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OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

feels_road 11 Dec 2010, 07:45

Rating 5.0

water pump should be changed to metal impeller version at the time of timing belt change

Pros: metal impeller version

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

VdubVSHonda 6 Apr 2010, 00:19

Rating 4.0

Noise:

i just got my waterpump replaced at 14,000 miles and it got rid of that annoying sound.

Pros: got rid of sound

Cons: annoying sound

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 14000 km

Hepu › Water pump

Oh_My_VR6 21 Apr 2009, 02:27

Rating 5.0

Any replacement whether it br Graf or Hepu are going to have a metal impeller and be an exact factory replacement. The wheel itself will be identical in shape and circulate the same volume of coolant.

Pros: exact factory replacement

Hepu › Water pump

apstguy 27 Feb 2008, 01:26

Rating 5.0

I ordered one from MJM Autohaus, a Hepu unit and its impeller is metal

Pros: metal impeller

Part number: P525

Hepu › Water pump

VgRt6 29 Dec 2006, 00:56

Rating 3.0

My original plastic impeller pump failed at 145k miles. I replaced with with a metal impeller pump (Hepu IIRC).

Pros: metal impeller pump

Cons: plastic impeller failed

Mileage: 145000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

honogica 23 Jan 2015, 18:55

Rating 1.0

Noise:

Then I hear a squeal in the water pump and a few days later it dies a silent steamy death.

Cons: squeal, silent steamy death

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

WilmoGTI 7 Oct 2014, 23:54

Rating 2.0

Leaks:

I joined the water pump failure club this week in my 2013 GTI. Got lucky and they happened to have one sitting around the dealer...

Pros: one at the dealer

Cons: water pump failure

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Hepu › Water pump

Crudezx2 16 Jan 2014, 05:09

Rating 0.5

Overheating:

I just lost my motor on christmas day due to water pump failure (hepu brand)

Cons: motor lost due to failure

Vehicle: Volvo S70

OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

ddaarr 24 Sep 2013, 05:09

Rating 1.0

Leaks:

Had the first water pump replaced 02/13. The coolant warning light went on this week so I made an appointment with my dealer. 25k and on the 2nd replacement water pump.

Pros: got a loaner car

Cons: coolant warning light, 2nd replacement

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Mileage: 25000 km

OEM Volkswagen › Water pump

rocco2gti 21 Jun 2013, 15:42

Rating 1.0

Leaks:

I just had my secondary water pump replaced a month ago. Yesterday I found a huge puddle of coolant in my driveway. Off to the VW dealer again. This time it's the water pump.

Cons: huge puddle of coolant

Vehicle: Volkswagen