I replaced mine with a pierburg one. after install it was fine till I hit a decent bump, which led to overheating limp mode (i stopped the car as soon as this happened).
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113 votes
Get a pierburg if you can for the water pump. They’re more OEM than Mehle is for water pumps even though both are OE manufacturers.
I kind'a have some project and I need to use Pierburg CWA50, all I got in my country is this pump from benz (**A0005001986**), is it same model as Pierburg CWA50? Because the head pump is same but the connector is different (facing upwards). I tried to find specs from this model, the result is empty, can't find any clue about flow rate. I do have original code from Pierburg, which is **7.04933.56.0**, but can't find flow rate either.
when my original pump went bad, i went to Peirburg so that the plastic housing wouldnt crack. Pump lasted about 20,000 miles, bought another one from fcp euro for the lifetime warranty but this one lasted 20 mins before i got those same codes and overheated.
I've had 2 of these die in less than 1 year. Junk!
Pierberg all aluminium has been good in mine.
Been on my Pierburg full metal one a few years now, no complaints
Honestly, personally I wouldn't get a Pierburg. Got one, the all aluminum one and it failed right away, first day of driving. It was hard to push in the plug as well. And they are made in China these days, cheaply made it seems.
I changed the water pump on my e92 335i N54 2008 after it left me stranded 6 months ago. Approximately 2-3 months later, the car started running out of battery intermittently. At first it was once every month, then every 2 weeks, now it is every week. I've narrowed it down to the water pump staying on when I shut the car off, even when cold. The old water pump did this exact same thing before leaving me stranded. Both the old and new pumps are the all-aluminum Pierburg. I tried running the water pump test procedure with ISTA right after the pump kept running (after shutting down the car) and ISTA couldn't communicate with the pump. However, it did let me run other procedures, so that was not the problem. After letting the car sit down for 30 mins, ISTA was able to communicate with the pump and run the procedures. I have absolutely NO codes. My car does NOT have an IBS sensor, so that is not the problem. If I open a door, unlock the car, etc., the pump stops running. I'm about to purchase a new pump because I have troubleshot everything I could think of, but I can't imagine this brand new Pierburg pump is failing so prematurely (less than 5k kms).
Pierburg ONLY for water pump, no other brand is good.
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What we know about Pierburg water pump
The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: http://www.pierburg.cz/cs/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of Pierburg water pump.
PR Score — 64 out of 100, based on 35 reviews and 113 votes. 19 positive reviews, 8 neutral reviews, 8 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.5 (out of 5). Vote balance: 73 up, 40 down.
In the ranking of the best water pump this part is at position 4, behind Hepu and GRAF , but ahead of OEM BMW and GMB.
Users also evaluated the qualities of Pierburg water pump:
- Leaks - coolant traces around the pump or from the weep hole - rated positively. 3.8 points out of 5.
- Noise - whine or growl coming from the pump area - rated positively. 4.8 points out of 5.
- Overheating - temperature rises, especially with the a/c on - rated ambivalently. 2.8 points out of 5.
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