I went to the dealer and after a long discussion about plastic vs metal impellers (they thought the VW branded pump was metal) a nice gentleman at the dealer ordered me a Graf branded aftermarket pump for $100 Canadian all-in.
I bought this KIT from SHOPDAP and it was a breeze to install. The price at SHOPDAP is great too.
Graf with the metal impeller. No issues.
I've used Graf water pumps on two different E46s without any issues.
I ordered the kit from urotuning for my gfs 01 golf, been in for almost 2 years now no issues. They use a Graf water pump with a metal impeller.
I picked up a 3.6 brass impeller Graf waterpump for under $50 from www.autohausaz.com they also sell the oem thermostat.
As far as a water pump, the $24 Graf is your best choice. If you need the entire pump....that will cost more. I have also gotten very good water pumps from O'Reilley auto as well.....believe it or not. You probably should shy away from the plastic impellars.
I think I'll just grab a GRAF 30mm unit and compare unless someone has good info on brand quality/fitment.
The stock pump failed back in Feb 2010, so i ordered a GRAF pump with metal impeller from ECS Tuning. Purchase was made on 1/27/10, parts got here on 2/03/10, and I installed pump late Feb 2010. Mileage was 127,257 when pump, timing belt, tensioner were done. In the middle of 2010, a loud grinding started at the front passenger side of the engine. I took everything apart and found the water pump with bearing grease or some waxy chunky crap all over the outside of it and on the inside of the timing belt cover like it splattered, and the pump leaking from the shaft. Car now has 135,362 miles on it, so thats complete pump failure within 8,069 miles.
I had a graff metal impeller waterpump start leaking from the weep hole about 2 months after replacement.
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