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Water pump OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen
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It was the water pump
Pros: fixed the problem
Cons: faulty water pump
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Same shit different box. Sometimes the aftermarket takes care of issues as well like bmw and older Audi/Vw plastic water pump impellers, where most aftermarket ones are metal.
Pros: aftermarket takes care of issues
Cons: plastic water pump impellers
Vehicle:
BMW
I have a 2013 GTI on the original water pump at 100k miles.
Pros: original, high mileage
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 160934 km
I have a 2016 GTI. A little over 50,000 miles on it. No issues yet.
Pros: no issues at 50,000 miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 80467 km
It’s still baffles me how BMW can’t get a quality water pump on its vehicles.
Pros: quality water pump
Cons: quality water pump
Vehicle:
BMW
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
The water pumps are plastic. Heat and plastic don’t go well together. My MK6 has had at least 3 water pumps and sitting at 120k.
Cons: plastic material, frequent failures
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 120000 km
My 2012 GTI has 175,000 Kms and is on Water pump #4.
Cons: repeated failures
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 175000 km
Water pump has been replaced 5 times. Twice under warranty. Had I been smart I would’ve gone with an aftermarket metal pump.
Pros: warranty covered some replacements
Cons: repeated failures, frequent replacement
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 170000 km
Mine has also always had constant problems, I’ve spent so much money just replacing the water pump as well. I’ve also considered selling mine, because the cost of maintenance outweighs the fun of the car…
Cons: constant problems, high replacement cost
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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