Thread: 300tdi water pump advice

Mine went a couple of weeks ago, and the consensus was "don't get the one in the blue box" - what ever brand that is!! Maybe BritParts?

Luckily mine was in a red box, made in Italy I think. Cost me $90 and I needed it the day before New Year, so I just took what my Mechanic had on his shelf (they are LR mechanics).

Changing it is a bit of a pain if the belt is off. I had to make up some special clamps to hold the belt pulleys to get the bolts off (there's 2 of them).

Cheers
David

Actually - this is the one I used: Airtex



Seems to get good reviews: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php'showtopic=54586

Airtex is the OEM one. Just went through all this myself and opted for the Airtex over a generic which I was too advised to steer clear of.

Mine was replaced at 400,000
Not because of bearing or seal failure but because the impeller blades had worn almost completely away. Looked like blender blades and was only providing minimal flow. Getting hot occasionally and then head gasket leak at the back of the head near the fire wall. On inspection the Head had some hairline cracks starting to appear so was replaced at the same time.

Mechanic fitted and aftermarket water pump and it lasted about 6 weeks. On the way to Queensland water pump starts making a racket. Seal hadn't let go but the rollers were falling out the front. Miracle It didn't let go and cook the motor.

NRMA flat bedded it from Woodburn to Ricks who fitted a new Genuine pump. Great service from those guys!!

Moral of the story for me was always use genuine water pumps. The extra is way less than an engine rebuild

When replacing mine, I noticed that the OEM one has the triangle pulley mount and the cheap chinese one are round!

Airtex.

thanks everyone, original equipment it is.

Don't forget to change the 'P' gasket at the same time.
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