Water Pump Longevity

[pilot4fn]

Today I swapped the waterpump and same time the low temp thermostat.
Suprising was that in most instructions I found it is recommended to open/close some of the waterpump bolts from below and some from inside - including that some recommend to remove the passenger seat.
I did remove and install the waterpump and thermostat from under the car and it was actually suprisingly 'roomy' to also torque the bolts.
BTW: the old water pum had approximately 115.000km adn I changed it as a precautionary, partly because the previous owner had changed the pump in past and I do not know what pump it was (not swapped at Porsche dealer, but pivate dedicated shop)

[Rob175]

As I wrote previously in this thread my Boxster's water pump (1998) was just replaced 2 months ago BUT NOT because it failed, or the vanes were self distructing.....instead the pump just began leaking., no more, no less. The pump was original and the vanes looked perfect when removed.