I binned off my original water pump which was now made of cheese and spraying my engine bay like that and bought an SIL Saleri (Italian) pump online. Metal impeller and comes with the seals kit for it too. been perfect for years.
The water pumps leak. It's not an if, it is a when, and there is no upgraded part or aftermarket part available that will solve the issue going forward.
My original lasted 18 years / 249k miles. The replacement one has been in place for almost 2 years / 22k miles.
2017 A4 Prestige about to go over 90k miles. Only real repairs so far are water pump and breather hose if you don’t consider that maintenance.
Mine started going out at ~165k in 2023. 05 Prius. I mostly drive less 5miles at a shot, and it would toss a code if driven much more than that and it was hot
So far, PCV valve, all fluids done & flushes, did transfer case fluid & was informed water pump leaking. Told them do it.
The cooling system is the major weak point (ask me how I know) - water pump failed before 70k (changed under warranty)
Just changed out the water pump on my '85 300sd because the seals failed and it started pouring coolant out. It looks to be in overall good shape, it's branded meyle so I believe it's been changed at some point before. It didn't struggle to keep the motor cool but was leaking about a gallon of fluid per day.
Replaced with Asin, failed in 7k miles. The propeller disintegrated on the second one.
I have Gates start leaking within 10k of installation.
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