Who makes the original Porsche water pumps?

[AKnowles]

Just for my two cents worth, before you try Pelican Parts, Suncoast, etc. see if your local Porsche dealer provides a discount for PCA membership. If so, join the PCA and then go to your dealer and buy the parts. It surprised me to find that my dealer was able to underbid both the above parts suppliers with my PCA discount. I joined for two years and have already recouped my membership fee. Plus I get a free magazine in the mail!

Of course, your dealer may not offer the same price point, so YMMV.

PS: The only non OEM parts (aside from sound system) I've bought to date are low temperature thermostat, spark plugs, and spark plug tubes. I just finished a complete wter pump replacement. LT thermostat, and hose replacement. So far, I'm happy with the results and what I paid for it.

[V-Rod]

Since Jake buys these all the time and seems to be as specific as you about what he buys, why not buy it from him? Or, why hasn't Jake posted the exact brand and sku of the part he uses with the P on it?

I think the question in perfectly legitimate and now I would like to know as well.

[Perfectlap]

^ This could potentially backfire, namely because this is the internet. Word spreads quickly.

either way, the wp as a critical part, should be changed with a certain regularity, much like critical commercial jet parts. You see how few jets go down given the millions of flights that are boarded? They don't wait for things to break. They're tossed well before they come remotely close to failing because they must protect things that much more expensive to replace than a $300 part.

[dghii]

Wow! Just read three pages of stuff trying to answer a very simple question. I do appreciate how the thread came back to order before getting really stupid.

My answer to your question....I have no idea who makes the OEM wp.

Why do I think you asked a great question? I have owned an 84 -Alfa Spider with 70k original miles (and no rust!). My car was driver that frequently by me years ago as I was busy with work and family. I used to go through OEM Bosch fuel pumps about ever two years or so. They would get noisy, the car would start to run bad and then stand me as is every Alfa's God given right.

I got in a bind last time and bought an off the shelf fuel pump from Autozone for $159, not so much to save $120 but because the car was on the side of the road and I needed to get it home. Well that was 7 years ago and the pump is still quiet and I'm very pleased with it.

I don't know what I'll do when my Box requires a WP. Hard to believe the OEM is the holy grail when folks want to replace every three years as a "just in case".

I'd be pissed if I had to do that with my Explorer (or even the Alfa).

I understand that WP replacement as preventative maintenance makes sense as the cost of replacement engines on our cars is very expensive. My question would be what is about the engine that taxes the WP? If the answer is nothing, then why do they fair so quickly?

I've have my 2000S for 5 years, from76K to the current 111K. No WP for me. When it fails, I'll replace it.