Owner reviews for water pump

I had my 2008 BMW 135i E88 for going on 14 years, it's about to hit 70k miles and looks like new. I've done a couple bolt-ones (IC, charge pipe, Cobb tune). It's been a great car and a blast to drive. I did replace the water pump this past summer otherwise normal maintenance.

I’m on year 3 of a 2020 M240ix and it has cost me nothing besides regular maintenance and premium fuel. Now I expect that to change soonish, as at my last oil change I was told my water pump has a very slow leak and, at some point, will need to be replaced to the tune of $2k.

I have 20-25k miles on a GMB pump now and it hasn't leaked a drop. We'll see how long it goes, but so far I'm happy with it.

I have a 2018 mazda3 hatchback. It's hit two deer and still going. No issues with regular maintenance. Water pump went out around 100k miles, mechanic said that's normal. Love this car, probably will get a cx5 as a secondary car.

Buy the M340i new and prepay your services. Great on gas but insurances and tires have been expensive. Water pump blew at 48k.

The fel pro gasket set and head bolts + head bolt tool will be close to 300 and then you'll need RTV sealant. Another probably 200 for the Aisin water pump.

2006 Ford Explorer with the V6. Somehow went through four water pumps in one year. Made of the cheapest ticky tacky bullshit.

I bought a water pump that had catastrophic failure within 500 miles, and caused over 1K in damage in my engine bay just in parts. Autozone assumed liability and reimbursed me for portion of the damaged parts, but not 100% of it, that’s not including towing and repair labor, and their lifetime warranty meant nothing to me because I was not going to use their parts again.

Common issue and is the water pump. Covered under extended warranty from Porsche bc its a known fault.

The only issue is the reliability. Water pump failures are common.