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Water pump Saleri or Pierburg
I binned off my original water pump which was now made of cheese and spraying my engine bay like that and bought an SIL Saleri (Italian) pump online. Metal impeller and comes with the seals kit for it too. been perfect for years.
Pros: perfect for years, metal impeller
Get a pierburg if you can for the water pump. They’re more OEM than Mehle is for water pumps even though both are OE manufacturers.
Pros: more OEM
Pierberg all aluminium has been good in mine.
Pros: good performance
Been on my Pierburg full metal one a few years now, no complaints
Pros: no complaints, reliable
I replaced a perfectly functioning OE Saleri at 12 years/90,000 miles. I will stick with the OE Saleri even though it has the plastic impeller.
Pros: perfectly functioning, long lifespan
Cons: plastic impeller
Mileage: 144840 km
I replaced mine with a pierburg one. after install it was fine till I hit a decent bump, which led to overheating limp mode (i stopped the car as soon as this happened).
Pros: fine after install
Cons: overheating limp mode
I kind'a have some project and I need to use Pierburg CWA50, all I got in my country is this pump from benz (**A0005001986**), is it same model as Pierburg CWA50? Because the head pump is same but the connector is different (facing upwards). I tried to find specs from this model, the result is empty, can't find any clue about flow rate. I do have original code from Pierburg, which is **7.04933.56.0**, but can't find flow rate either.
Part number: A0005001986
when my original pump went bad, i went to Peirburg so that the plastic housing wouldnt crack. Pump lasted about 20,000 miles, bought another one from fcp euro for the lifetime warranty but this one lasted 20 mins before i got those same codes and overheated.
Cons: short lifespan, immediate failure
Mileage: 32187 km
The Saleri started leaking at the shaft so it wasn't an issue with the gasket. The Saleri had a plastic impeller while the OE had a metal impeller.
Pros: metal impeller OE
Cons: plastic impeller, leaking shaft
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Phaeton
I've had 2 of these die in less than 1 year. Junk!
Cons: died in less than year
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Which water pump to choose — Saleri or Pierburg?
If choosing water pump across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare water pump across these categories:
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Which water pump are better — Pierburg or Saleri?
In March 2026 on PartReview, water pump Pierburg and Saleri were roughly equal.
- Saleri received a PR Score of 70 out of 100, and Pierburg scored 64 points.
- Saleri ranked 8 in the overall ranking, and Pierburg ranked 4.
- The average rating is higher for Saleri (3.7) than for Pierburg (3.5).
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Water pump Saleri have better feature ratings than Pierburg:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for Saleri is better than Pierburg.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for Pierburg is outperforms Saleri.
- Overheating - reviews suggest, that this property for Saleri is preferred to Pierburg.
Which water pump are more popular — Saleri or Pierburg?
In March 2026 on PartReview, water pump Pierburg were overall more popular than Saleri.
By vote balance, water pump Pierburg surpassed Saleri:
- For Saleri, the ratio of positive (26) to negative (11) votes is 15 votes.
- For Pierburg, the ratio of positive (73) to negative (40) votes is 33 votes.
By number of reviews, water pump Pierburg surpassed Saleri:
- For water pump Saleri there are 12 reviews: 8 positive, 1 neutral, 3 negative.
- For water pump Pierburg there are 35 reviews: 19 positive, 8 neutral, 8 negative.
Which water pump do car owners prefer — Saleri or Pierburg?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, water pump Saleri and Pierburg have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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