Water pump OEM Audi or GMB

going strong doing water pump and new oil pan right now. Tensioners were done as a precaution at 195k.

Water pump started leaking so replaced it, the thermostat, and the pcv. Oil changes 4k-5k. Love the car.

This time the shop foreman went through the car soup to nuts again, replaced a fuel rail connector, and the water pump.

2015 B9 A4 3.0TDI. Almost at 200k. Original waterpump and no issue in sight.

My b9 has had 0 problems except water pump, 110k

Carbon cleaning, water pump replacement, possibly turbo replacement, timing chain, and dsg service are large ones over 100k miles. Those are issues I've had with my a3 with the 2.0t with over 138k miles.

I had this happen 200 miles from home. $7 a mile to have it towed home.

Just happened on my rs6 a few months ago. Dealership even had the part in stock because this is common enough. 2 days in the shop. Had to have the car towed. Engine temp would climb evey time I hit the gas.

2019 Audi Q8 water pump failed around 80k miles. After looking into it, I found out Audi originally used a 4-bolt water pump and pulley design on these engines. The problem with the 4-bolt setup is that it didn’t distribute load evenly. Over time this caused premature wear on the shaft and bearings, which led to leaks and pump failures much earlier than expected. Audi must have known it was an issue because they stopped producing the 4-bolt pump and redesigned it with a 6-bolt system that spreads the load better and holds up longer. This wasn’t just normal wear—it was a weak design from the start.

My Audi s5 back then had the v8, and around 43-45000 mi I had to swap mine out