water pump replacement

[JayG]

Replacing the WP is a little bit PITA, but very doable DIY. Just plan on replacing the unicorn sperm they call Porsche coolant when you do it.

As newart mentioned, put in a low temp thermostat "while you are in there" also consider replacing the motor mount as well. Lots of threads on this

You can get a pierburg (OEM quality) at a reasonable cost. When I did mine a few years back, IIRC it was around $350 for the WP, low temp thermostat and the Porsche brand coolant. I got it all from ware house 33 auto dot com (remove spaces ) and put rennlist in the promo field for an extra 10% off

[Xpit77]

As crazy as this sounds check Amazon. If your not using OEM.Because the early 2.5 are a dying breed and there`s lots of rebuilts sitting on shelves that need to be moved.Worth the look.

[TNT79Bronco]

Originally Posted by Xpit77

As crazy as this sounds check Amazon. If your not using OEM.Because the early 2.5 are a dying breed and there`s lots of rebuilts sitting on shelves that need to be moved.Worth the look.

Where would one look for a 2.5L that has been rebuilt?

[Xpit77]

Wps are either OEM or remanufactured.Before I bought I checked with my indie.I bought a pump on Amazon Prime for $98. CND.Regular price $249. It was from a company in New Jersey.Came with the complete gasket.No core return.