Aftermarket parts. Worth it??

[Titch101]

I am looking to replace some cooling system components due to the old girls age and a recent too warm episode and have been looking all over different sites for parts including the UK.

Are aftermarket parts ok to use and any brands better than others or should i cough up the cash and go genuine?

I am going to replace the top radiator hose, coolant pump and viscous fan assembly and obviously these are very important parts so i don't want to take second chances if the aftermarket ones aren't up to the job but at the same time why pay 3x the price for a LR logo if the noname brand is just as good.

Any thoughts?? and reccomendations for suppliers is most welcome, would love to shop local but the UK pricing seems to be too good to pass up on.

Cheers,

Rob 99 Disco TD5

[alpick]

An aftermarket coolant pump i bought, seals lasted 9 months, the LR genuine I replaced it with is going strong 2years later.

Go genuine for the coolant pump

[Pauly85]

if you look in the right places the genuine stuff isnt really all that expensive, i cant remember costs but i do remember last year putting brand new genuine water pump and thermostat in my V8, but the viscous fan i found a good second hand one because i couldnt find a decent priced new one

good luck!

[Andrew D]

I am looking to replace some cooling system components due to the old girls age and a recent too warm episode and have been looking all over different sites for parts including the UK.

Are aftermarket parts ok to use and any brands better than others or should i cough up the cash and go genuine?

I am going to replace the top radiator hose, coolant pump and viscous fan assembly and obviously these are very important parts so i don't want to take second chances if the aftermarket ones aren't up to the job but at the same time why pay 3x the price for a LR logo if the noname brand is just as good.

Any thoughts?? and reccomendations for suppliers is most welcome, would love to shop local but the UK pricing seems to be too good to pass up on.

Cheers,

Rob 99 Disco TD5

Rob

If you know the part numbers just use this website to get a idea of the prices

Britcar (UK) Ltd (http://www.brit-car.co.uk/) I buy from them but there are plenty of other options out there as well.

Genuine oversea is very cheap even with postage therefore I just buy genuine.

Regards
Andrew

[PhilipA]

LR Direct in the UK gives you a choice of different standards for different prices.
I recently bought a Quinton Hazell from them. They are the OEM suppliers to Land Rover. It was the second most expensive of the options , as I had previously bought a cheap one from another supplier and it leaked within a couple of years.
The only problem with LR Direct is that you have to know the part number which is not hard to find from google.
Regards Philip A

[Marmoset]

I'm usually happy to go with aftermarket from people like QH - I've just bought one of their coolant pumps from LR direct.

[trevor]

Ive was pretty happy with my QH water pump that came for my TD5. looks of good quality. Havent tested it yet (its in though) but its not leaking from the weep hole anymore :).
Ive also bought a Garret turbo about 2 years ago and have been quite happy with that as with my fuel pump and lines (1 year ago) from LR (apparently only LR make the fuel pump - no aftermarkets?).
My SLS was replaced with Arnott bags and although theres a recent thread that condemns them I havent had any trouble with them in 9 months. They were 300 pair from the US whereas LR was like 550 for 1!

I go genuine land rover for my rotor oil filter and aftermarket for standard.
replaced power steering house with genuine LR so I could get it quick (only 80 bucks or so and didnt have to wait and my power steering is fine).
I had my rear diff replaced with a used one with 60k km on the clock and so far thats been ok (done last month 1500).
Going to replace my turbo waste gate valve and turbo oil feed pipe with LR for 2 reasons. Ease of getting them and I'd rather spend the extra monies on genuine if its related to the turbo.

If i remember any thing else ive done with the car in the last 2 years I'll let you know.

On ebay a QH pump was 132 (inc express postage) and LR was like 210. el cheapo was 88 and there was no way I would seriously consider using a cheap no-name water pump as its an important part of the car and best to fork out the extra $$ so you dont have to pull the car apart twice. I used www.discovery2.co.uk - Workshop TD5 Water Pump Replacement. (http://www.discovery2.co.uk/waterpump.html) for the install of my water pump as it doesnt involve taking out a whole heap of stuff; just unbolting the rotor filter housing. It is a very tight squeeze however.

Good luck with your job. ALSO, if removing the turbo feed oil pipe DO NOT lose the washers or at least have 4 on hand. they fall off very easy once you remove the bolt. (its all written in the writeup above).

Trev

Actually LR direct has them pretty cheap; 47 punds, aka like 70 bucks then watever to post. though youll have to wait is all. if it cost 20 bucks or so to post then maybe its worht paying the extra 40 to get it asap, mine came the next day. If you dont need it asap then get it from there and save yourself some monies.

[Titch101]

Thanks for your replies, I have had a look at LRdirect and have decided to go with a QH pump, genuine top hose and am looking at a Bearmach viscous fan.
I was under the impression that Bearmach make some quality stuff but it's a lot cheaper than genuine which makes me wonder (£54 as opposed to £124).

Does the QH pump come with all the o rings needed or is that a seperate part no?

Cheers

Rob

[trevor]

Thanks for your replies, I have had a look at LRdirect and have decided to go with a QH pump, genuine top hose and am looking at a Bearmach viscous fan.
I was under the impression that Bearmach make some quality stuff but it's a lot cheaper than genuine which makes me wonder (£54 as opposed to £124).

Does the QH pump come with all the o rings needed or is that a seperate part no?

Cheers

RobIf just speaking about the pump then that's all you need. It has the o-ring sealed to the unit. If removing the PAS pump to get to the water pump you will need to replace the PAS o-ring.

[Titch101]

I ended up ordering from Jaguar | Land Rover spare parts at British Parts UK (http://www.britishparts.co.uk) as they had the QH pump on special for 19.99 pounds so ended up with the following:

QH water pump 19.99
Genuine top hose 28.66
Aftermarket Viscous fan 65.18
2 front wiper blades 10.40 (5.20 each)
1 rear wiper blade 3.14

Total 127.36 pounds

They will advise me of shipping costs before processing my order but i expect about 40 pounds or so.

Not bad considering the pump alone in Aus was around $150 and close to $100 for a genuine top hose.

Hope this helps anyone else out looking for cooling gear, I will report back on the service from Britishparts.

[OffTrack]

If removing the PAS pump to get to the water pump you will need to replace the PAS o-ring.

The only o-ring relating to the PAS pump is for the low pressure adapter pipe.

There is absolutely no reason to disconnect any of the PAS pipes if you are simply unbolting the pump to move it out of the way, and as a consequence there is no need for any replacement o-rings relating to the PAS pump.

If you were doing the pump bracket o-ring, which requires unbolting and move aside the various pumps, but not completely disassembly then you can get away with partially following the RAVE procedure.

If you use the RAVE steering pump procedure you perform steps 1, 2, and 5 only.

To move the air-con compressor you only need to do RAVE procedure steps 1, 3, and 8.

And the ACE pump only requires RAVE procedure steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11.

Easy to do, and no o-rings are harmed in the process.

cheers
Paul

[Andrew D]

2 front wiper blades 10.40 (5.20 each)
1 rear wiper blade 3.14


Are you chasing the whole arm or just the rubber.

It's took me a while but I ended up finding one that actually fits properly (rubber) at Supercheap.

Regards
Andrew