fla 9 Posted March 31, 2008 Just removed my water pump this weekend to see if all was okay. The blades are fine and there is no apparent damage. BUT, should it turn over like a ballraced motor or should it have some stiffness? Mine is more the latter, although as it is belt driven it doesnt appear to be an issue. If is should be silky smooth, is there any way to get at the bearings? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted March 31, 2008 It's £35 for a new pump from vw, therefore I'd suggest putting a new one in. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted March 31, 2008 Toad? I was led to believe that the newer pumps are pretty crap compared with the originals? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Nah, they look amost identical when they're out, except the newer ones aren't missing blades.... ;) There was a lot of talk on here about metal vs plastic blades, as the new vw ones (and originals) have plastic, and they do snap off over time, but, for £35 and an hour to change them in place, i'm happy to swap it after 50k miles. apparently some of the metal bladed pattern parts have less than top quality tollerances and bearings, plus if your VW unit dies within a year, they'll cover labour plus the new pump... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted April 1, 2008 Prob worth changing then. AVS spares does the same puimp for about £22 so i might pick one up from there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
