Water pump recommendation

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Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

I think you meant to say "OE". OE does not equal OEM. For example:

OE= a Porsche water pump in a Porsche box

OEM= an approved Porsche part manufacturer, like Pierburg, NOT in a Porsche box, may or may not have a Porsche part number.

Third Party= someone who make water pumps, that does NOT supply to the Porsche supply-chain

Heck, even Jake Raby uses and recommends only a Porsche OE water pump.

Whatever you decide, just don't us a pump with a metal impeller, composite only.

OEM to me has always meant Original Equipment Manufacturer which in the case of Porsche means it comes in a Porsche box with a Porsche part number on it. It may (and most likely is)be made by a third party company but is the authorized Porsche replacement part. I don't ever recall buying a Porsche replacement part (OEM) that didn't have a Porsche number on it.