Water pump Gates or GMB

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Rank #12 in ranking

-66

2.1

Leaks

1.9

Noise

3.0

Overheating

2.2

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Rank #6 in ranking

4.2

Leaks

4.1

Noise

3.7

Overheating

4.0

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Gates

GMB

Gates › Water pump

BreakComprehensive14 26 Dec 2025, 00:26

Leaks:

Rating 5.0

I put a gates on my 2005 in August. No issues so far.

Pros: no issues so far

GMB › Water pump

Living_Guidance_4120 22 Dec 2025, 04:56

Leaks:
Noise:
Overheating:

Rating 5.0

Currently running a fvp, which is just a gmb, and it works great.

Pros: works great

Gates › Water pump

Commercial-Macaron53 30 Nov 2025, 05:28

Rating 5.0

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

Pros: no hiccups, metal impeller

Vehicle: BMW

GMB › Water pump

EksCelle 25 Nov 2025, 07:58

Leaks:

Rating 5.0

I've been running the aluminum GMB pump (1301280AL on Rockauto) on the 455 in my '72 Bonneville for about 5 years now with no problems.

Pros: no problems, 5 years reliable

Part number: 1301280AL

Gates › Water pump

DistributeQuickly559 21 Sep 2025, 18:42

Rating 3.0

I went with a gates.

Gates › Water pump

sparker1603 4 Sep 2024, 19:39

Noise:

Rating 3.0

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

Pros: warranty honored, no other issues

Cons: bearing fail, bad batch

Gates › Water pump

DownWithTheSyndrme 20 Dec 2025, 23:02

Leaks:

Rating 1.0

During COVID, that water pump was on backorder from Ford so I used one from Gates. I guess Gates had a bad batch and 2 of their's failed in the span of less than a year.

Cons: bad batch, failed quickly

Gates › Water pump

PomegranateSlow8286 24 Nov 2025, 03:14

Rating 1.0

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.

Cons: cheap stamped impeller

Gates › Water pump

DaHozer 21 Nov 2025, 00:05

Leaks:

Rating 1.0

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.

Cons: leaked repeatedly, poor quality

Gates › Water pump

KornikEV 4 Nov 2025, 17:58

Leaks:

Rating 1.5

I have Gates start leaking within 10k of installation.

Cons: leaking, short lifespan

Mileage: 10000 km

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Which water pump to choose — Gates or GMB?

If choosing water pump across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare water pump across these categories:

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Which water pump are better — GMB or Gates?

In March 2026 on PartReview, water pump GMB were overall better than Gates.

Gates received a PR Score of 32 out of 100, and GMB scored 85 points.
Gates ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and GMB ranked 6.
The average rating is higher for GMB (4.2) than for Gates (2.1).
Water pump GMB have better feature ratings than Gates:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for GMB is better than Gates.
- Leaks - drivers claim, that this property for GMB is outperforms Gates.
- Overheating - reviews suggest, that this property for GMB is preferred to Gates.

Which water pump are more popular — Gates or GMB?

Water pump Gates and GMB were equally popular according to data in March 2026.

By vote balance, water pump GMB surpassed Gates:

For Gates, the ratio of positive (62) to negative (128) votes is -66 votes.
For GMB, the ratio of positive (40) to negative (7) votes is 33 votes.

By number of reviews, water pump Gates surpassed GMB:

For water pump Gates there are 61 review: 16 positive, 7 neutral, 38 negative.
For water pump GMB there are 15 reviews: 12 positive, 2 neutral, 1 negative.

Which water pump do car owners prefer — Gates or GMB?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, water pump Gates and GMB have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.

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