Water pump AISIN or OEM Volkswagen

Go for Aisin, Toyota just repackages same pump so skip the brand tax.

Aisin pump $67 on rockauto. I know they make a ton of Toyota OEM water pumps, not sure about this specific model.

My 17 S is sitting at 108k. Only issues I\u2019ve had outside of normal maintenance has been a water pump at 102k and cam magnets at 103k. It\u2019s been the model of reliability and its nearly still as tight as it was when new.

Maintenance is king on these cars. They also need to be driven hard every blue moon as well. I\u2019ve been is38 stage 2 since 42k. Currently at 173k with no issues outside of the standard waterpump which was replaced at 125k.

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.

If you're already in there at 101k, replace the water pump and thermostat. That's the only thing that's gone bad on mine 'prematurely', at 85k miles.

Get the OEM water pump, I had no luck with aftermarket Aishin. They leaked almost immediately.

Replaced with Asin, failed in 7k miles. The propeller disintegrated on the second one.

Only thing that ever went wrong with it in 5 years of ownership was the water pump

The only thing that I have resented paying for are water pumps which appear to need frequent changing. My comments all apply to UK models.