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Ok, I'll be in the minority here....I bought a gates WP for $72 and installed it (with metal gasket and OEM thermostat) a year ago and immediately drove from Panama City Beach to Ft.Lauderdale and back. As easy as the DYI job was, I'll keep an eye on it and change it out again if it fails.
FWIW, my old pump did not fail at 126K miles. I could tell it was original as the original gasket was in place. After I got into the job, it looked like all that was wrong was a little weeping from one of the bolts. I replaced it anyway as I had it all apart. Upon inspection of the OEM pump there was no wobble or noise from the shaft or bearing. Given the 7ft-lb torque requirement, I'll bet I could have snugged up the bolts and been good to go!
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