Water pump Gates or AISIN

Water pump and timing belt done with OEM Aisin kit (March 2024)

Just replaced my water pump and thermostat on my 2015. Aisin pump, which is oem was $150 on amazon. $40 for the thermostat. Super easy to replace yourself. Especially if they want $4000 to do it.

Update: it was the water pump. Got a new Gates water pump (screws and gasket included). Installed it, no sealant or anything. Works flawlessly. Not a drop anywhere.

Rotors/ pads\nKYB shocks\nOEM Aisin water pump\nRear brake pads\nFront calipers

I used the gates kit from rock auto including the gates water pump… Car seems to be driving fine for the past few thousand miles since install.

I only use gates kits on any HDI I work on. Out around 30 fitted to friends and family cars I had one water pump bearing fail after 4 months they changed it with no issues but as it was a home fit not garage no labour cost offered no other issues.

Did hear Gates did have a bad batch of 2.0 Blue HDI OEM water pumps with impellers coming loose

I use the aisin kit or oem honda. I’ve had the tensioners in the dayco kits fail, and the water pumps in the gates kits fail

Aisin is of course the manufacturer of the defective one you are replacing. So there is that.

Mines literally the same story as yours. It’s leaking out the weephole after about a month, less than 1500kms install. Their warranty claim procedure looks as complicated as it can get too

It’s a garbage unit, mine started to weep out from the hole after less than 1500kms. Warranty claim seems extra complicated to deter people from using it too