Water pump Gates or AISIN

I'd swap them out for multi-layer steel gaskets and new head bolts. Given the engine is in good order and hasn't had a gasket failure yet I'd say you'd be fine skipping the head decking and just install the new gaskets after a good cleaning.

Aisin is the maker of Toyota water pumps.

I have only got my AISIN water pumps when ordering timbing belt replacement kits which include a new water pump, but they always came with a quality seal for the pump.

A Bosch o2 sensor is going to work just like oem, an aisin water pump is going to last as long as oem. But moog balljoints don\u2019t.

I got a metal impeller gates and I’ve been beating on it for five years or more without any hiccups.

I went with a gates.

I want to share a brief but critical report regarding the recent replacement of the engine's electric water pump (EWP) on my Prius Gen 4. The analysis of the data logs revealed an alarming scenario; the new aftermarket pump's performance was completely unreliable, showing clear evidence of torque failure and instability. I had no choice but to purchase the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) pump from the dealership (it was stamped with the AISIN logo). The problem was instantly and definitively solved.

The only one to really avoid out of the 5 choices on Rockauto is the Gates, because of the cheap stamped impeller. Personally, I would not go with an aluminum pump body in this application, but that's just my opinion after working on vehicles for a living for 45+ years.

I used a Gates pump the first time and it leaked. I uninstalled it, cleaned everything up, regreased all the seals, and reinstalled it it... still leaked. Turns out the Gates water pumps for the ecodiesel are just garbage.

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