A tale of 2 water pumps

[Boxtaboy]

FWIW, I never replaced my water pump pre-emptively, and at 59k miles, it failed after 8 yrs. it gave me signs of failure (weeping under my car) so I wasn't stranded. Replaced with the factory unit, and I'm now at 73k (9 years later), and still good. At this rate, I'm sticking with the factory unit.

[10/10ths]

I bought my 2004 S in 2015 with 25,000 miles on her. I R&R'd the water pump proactively with an OEM unit.

40,000 miles on her now.

So far, so good.

Folks should really look at the water pump as a consumable and just replace it every four years with a new OEM one.

Cheers.

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

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Folks should really look at the water pump as a consumable and just replace it every four years with a new OEM one.

Cheers.

Unfortunately, I agree.

[njbray]

I think if there is ever a good time to use Porsche genuine parts it's the water pump and AOS.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by njbray

I think if there is ever a good time to use Porsche genuine parts it's the water pump and AOS.

Just get a Pierburg WP for ~75% of the cost of a Porsche one.
Its that same at what Porsche sells.
Mine even had a Porsche part number on it