Water pump Gates or GRAF

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 usually end up with Gates or AC Delco.

Can't go wrong with a Gates pump.

Looks fine to me. I typically install Graf water pumps which are a similar stamped metal design and works just fine.

We used to install gates pump and belt kits, but saw too many leaking water pumps well before they were due for another belt. Switched to aisin kits and haven't had a problem.

Well, all of these seals are not created equal in my experience. I have had a bad experience with some seal kits that had combustion chamber seals that were really hard so they didn't stretch evenly over the injector or compress properly with the proper tools. Luckily I was able to source some of the correct ones from a tech friend the same day, so I was able to get my car going. You really need to make sure that you have the right ones, as you have to destroy the old ones to remove them, and if the new ones aren't right, you are screwed. I personally won't recommend anything other than factory parts, as too many times I have tried something else, like Graf aluminum water pumps (two failures-100%, within six months) and gotten burned.

graf has failed on me twice prematurely

I just had to deal with a Graf pump failing at 6000 miles on my CRUA. Everything is low quality trash now.

Gates waterpump broke in 2, the base is still mated to the block with all the bolts in-tact

Gates water pumps have been going downhill. I bought one for a Toyota Rav4 v6 and it started leaking after two months of service.