11-02-2010, 04:25 PM
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Boxster water pump - Laso ?
I was checking out Pelican Parts and see they have 2 x water pumps for the Boxster - original Porsche @ $358 + gasket and delivery and Laso @ about $100 cheaper.
Pelican say that Laso is an original supplier - anybody here had any experience with this brand? A saving of $100 is great, but not at the expense of a cheaper pump that is so vital to the running of the car - the last thing I need in life is a broken impeller distributing itself through the cooling system.....
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11-02-2010, 06:03 PM
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If you do your own work then I'd say Laso should be fine.
I had my Water Pump replaced last week at Porsche because they warranty the parts and labor for 2 years unlimited miles and the last WP(which was warrantied for 6mo by an Indy) went out after 10k and 10 months.
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11-02-2010, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker
I was checking out Pelican Parts and see they have 2 x water pumps for the Boxster - original Porsche @ $358 + gasket and delivery and Laso @ about $100 cheaper.
Pelican say that Laso is an original supplier - anybody here had any experience with this brand? A saving of $100 is great, but not at the expense of a cheaper pump that is so vital to the running of the car - the last thing I need in life is a broken impeller distributing itself through the cooling system.....
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Last set of water pumps I bought from Sunset were ~$225 plus
a few bucks for the gasket. Porsche OEM.
They had them for sale at about $165 a few months back -- bought everyone they had.
Mike
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11-02-2010, 07:00 PM
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Jake Raby has an OEM pump for sale on his Flat6 site...claims it's the best one he's come across, thus far.
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11-03-2010, 01:30 PM
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There certaily seem to be a big difference in pricing - I think it warrants some more investigation before I buy, but I must say I have had very good service from Jake Raby's outfit in the past....
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11-21-2010, 05:09 AM
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Steve, I am in VIC.
I bought my water pump replacement from a seller on eBay. Laso brand, came with a gasket. Brand new for around $125 including shipping from USA. This was 3 years ago. But last I checked several months ago, similar deals still existed on eBay.
I fitted it myself. Took about 3 hours. Or was it 6? Memory fades. No problem with it thus far (which, of course, will no longer be the case now since I have made this post to tempt fate).
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11-21-2010, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jmatta
Jake Raby has an OEM pump for sale on his Flat6 site...claims it's the best one he's come across, thus far.
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I was looking at Pelicanparts and Flat6 and noticed the part numbers differ. Jake's pump has part number ending in -53 wheras Pelican's ends in -55. They are both Porsche OEM at similar prices. I would like to know what and if there are any differences.
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11-21-2010, 08:51 AM
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I bought a Laso with a metal impeller to replace my VW Diesel pump with a composite impeller while changing my timing belt.
The Laso weeped coolant from the day I installed it till the time I had to replace the belt.
Needless to say I replaced the pump with one from the dealer (composite). Most dealer will give a discount when asked.
When it come to parts you get what you pay for.
Why fool around with such an important engine component. A leaking pump can over heat an engine before you know it, then another engine is needed as well as a new pump.
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11-21-2010, 10:23 AM
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From what I understand reading Jake's comments, it's not the leaking which causes problems, but the fact that the plastic impeller breaks and gets lodged in the cylinder head; this causes a hot spot and eventually a cracked head.
I plan on replacing my original pump, which will be nine years old with 19k miles, as a precaution with whatever pump Jake recommends.
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11-21-2010, 03:04 PM
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I'm (nearly) in the same boat as you - car is 10 years old in April and has 48,000 miles on the water pump, so I thought I might as well change it out and hopefully will (should) have another few years of reliability.
When I contacted Flat 6 last week, they wouldn't tell me what make their water pump was, so it may well be a Laso branded item......
I'm still checking prices, so I havn't ordered one yet.
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11-21-2010, 09:01 PM
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Steve,
Have you tried BWA down here in Sydney? I know they deal with LN & Jake and may have what you are after.
Let us know which way you go...
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11-21-2010, 11:48 PM
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BWA won't deal with Laso as they said that they have had a number of failures in the past - they only sell genuine Porsche water pumps but @ over $500 plus gasket and shipping. Its actually cheaper to import from the states, including delivery costs !!
After saying that, if a Porsche pump fails / leaks within the warranty period, I'm assuming it will be replaced under warranty. I wonder what warranty Laso gives.....
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2001 MV Agusta F4.
Last edited by Steve Tinker; 11-21-2010 at 11:51 PM.
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11-22-2010, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker
I'm (nearly) in the same boat as you - car is 10 years old in April and has 48,000 miles on the water pump, so I thought I might as well change it out and hopefully will (should) have another few years of reliability.
When I contacted Flat 6 last week, they wouldn't tell me what make their water pump was, so it may well be a Laso branded item......
I'm still checking prices, so I havn't ordered one yet.
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Any theories as to why Flat 6 would be so secretive about who makes their water pump??
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11-22-2010, 04:14 AM
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Flat6 states it is an OEM pump so I'm assuming it is a genuine Porsche part and not a Lasko. But there is a part number difference with Pelican's OEM pump.
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11-23-2010, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker
I was checking out Pelican Parts and see they have 2 x water pumps for the Boxster - original Porsche @ $358 + gasket and delivery and Laso @ about $100 cheaper.
Pelican say that Laso is an original supplier - anybody here had any experience with this brand? A saving of $100 is great, but not at the expense of a cheaper pump that is so vital to the running of the car - the last thing I need in life is a broken impeller distributing itself through the cooling system.....
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Steve,
im also from australia, let me know which way you go, as i am in need to change my waterpump shorty,
im leaning towards the waterpump kit sold with the lower temp thermostat from pelican parts,
will still be cheaper than buying locally from a dealer here in OZ
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11-25-2010, 12:08 AM
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dsisco
Sorry for the delay..
I'll let you know the outcome, just waiting on another price, but if you are interested in buying the low temp thermost as well (which I can fully recommend) get the whole kit from Flat 6 - thermostat, water pump. gasket and underspeed pulley if budget allows. With the $A = $US, you can't go wrong.....
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11-27-2010, 11:52 PM
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dsisco
Sorry for the delay..
I'll let you know the outcome, just waiting on another price, but if you are interested in buying the low temp thermost as well (which I can fully recommend) get the whole kit from Flat 6 - thermostat, water pump. gasket and underspeed pulley if budget allows. With the $A = $US, you can't go wrong.....
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thats exactly what i wanted to do, i couldnt find it on the website, do you have a link?
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11-28-2010, 03:23 AM
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Just in case anyone wants to buy the genuine Boxster water pump (and live in the Mill Valley area...),
There is a sale at Sonnen Porsche - the 996-106-011-55 water pump is going at $216.42. There is an ad in the dec issue of the Excellence magazine.
There's the drive belt, oil filter and air filter on sale too...
Too bad I just bought my drive belt and oil filters AND I just received my water pump from Pelican parts all the full price.... sigh.... could have saved alot of $$$.
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11-28-2010, 02:19 PM
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Thanks for the heads up shlim8, but I'm like you - I have already ordered my new pump from Flat 6 - I'm sure somebody will take up the offer....
dsisco - look on the Flat 6 logo at the top of the page.
Go to bestsellers (thermostat), and then engine parts (cooling system & underdrive pulley).
If you can't see all what you want (I'm pretty sure they list individual parts), send them an e-mail and they will get back to you within a day or so. Their service is pretty good.
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Last edited by Steve Tinker; 11-28-2010 at 02:30 PM.
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12-01-2010, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by shlim8
Just in case anyone wants to buy the genuine Boxster water pump (and live in the Mill Valley area...),
There is a sale at Sonnen Porsche - the 996-106-011-55 water pump is going at $216.42. There is an ad in the dec issue of the Excellence magazine.
There's the drive belt, oil filter and air filter on sale too...
Too bad I just bought my drive belt and oil filters AND I just received my water pump from Pelican parts all the full price.... sigh.... could have saved alot of $$$.
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good looking out, i think i will just order from there.
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