Owner reviews for water pump

Looks fine to me. I typically install Graf water pumps which are a similar stamped metal design and works just fine.

The BMW original from pierburg last way longer than 60,000 miles, more like 90,000 miles. Plus, as time went on they made them better than before. Getter a new one today will last longer than the original one.

We routinely get cars with 120,000 miles on their first water pump too.

Mine started leaking around 145,000 due to bearing play. It is a do-able DIY driveway job.

My car had a Pierburg on it for over 100k miles and 12 years. It still worked great before I replaced it out of caution.

2 water pumps (both under warranty) 3rd one it's on..so far so good. Those repairs cost me nothing.

Last time I got a new Gates water pump (made in china) the flange position on the shaft was a little different than my old one but it was close enough.

I’ve now popped two water pumps. Each of them have sprung a leak from the freeze plug. I seat the pump and o-ring by hand then torque bolts to spec.. each time they’ve been good for about a month or so, then start leaking from the freeze plug.. both pumps have been made by HEPU.

graf has failed on me twice prematurely

I just had to deal with a Graf pump failing at 6000 miles on my CRUA. Everything is low quality trash now.

I had a defective hepu pump that leaked also. Only had about 20k miles on it