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id buy the whole water pump, because you dont know exactly where the leak is. i did mine over the winter and in my case one of the inlets cracked badly. I bought this part: 06J-121-026-BG, and even though it had a sensor on one of the coolant outlet pipes, I didnt plug anything in it and its been fine.
Pros: inlets cracked badly, sensor fine
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Part number: 06J-121-026-BG
Mine started leaking last night. Took it to the dealership this morning and just got the call that they installed a new water pump under a recall. No charge.
Pros: new water pump, no charge
Cons: started leaking
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 58000 km
Water pump on the T4 EVWK went ok. But, it is a Saleri pump from Italy.
Pros: went ok
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
VW water pumps have been faulty for decades with no correction for them in site, and carbon buildup will happen *no matter what.*
Cons: faulty for decades
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
My 2012 Tiguan SE 4Motion, 18k miles so far 1. Water pump high pitch noise when engine warm up, it happened at around 700 miles (pretty new), dealer said it is a flaw of that particular water pump, they ordered the part and replaced it.
Cons: high pitch noise
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 28968 km
I’m on #4, but luckily all were replaced under warranty. Most recent was in 2019 when supposedly they had finally found and fixed the issue (not sure what ended up being the cause)
One of them hadn’t even failed yet, and they replaced it under recall since a new revision had come out
Pros: replaced under warranty
Cons: frequent failures, multiple replacements
My mk6 went through THREE water pumps. All covered under warranty because a class action lawsuit forced VW to extend the coverage period several years, but still a pain in the ass. What's frustrating is that VW kept replacing them with the same faulty pump instead of addressing the problem and redesigning it.
Cons: frequent failures, faulty design, pain to replace
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I have a MK6 and a MK7 and they both suffer the same crappy design. Making a water pump primarily out of plastic is just a bad idea. My MK6 is on at least it's third water pump at a little over 100k miles.
Cons: crappy design, plastic parts, poor reliability
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 160000 km
metal impellers definetely can eff up your setup. I had one on my 2.0 jetta. and it completely froze, and caused me to overheat, which killed my headgasket. The engine never fully recovered from that.
Cons: overheat, killed headgasket
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I was sitting at an In-n-Out drive-in when the low coolant warning dinged. Drove it the 2 mi home while keeping an eye on temps and popped the hood. The overflow tank was 75% empty and there was an apparent leak. By the end of the hour, it was completely dry. Got it towed to the local dealership and it took a day to diagnose and another day to get my car back. I'm grateful it didn't blow during my little road trip.
Cons: catastrophic leak, tank empty, towed
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 45061 km
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