Water pump OEM Audi or Hepu

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

It has a hepu water pump

Audi made it right by making the oem water pump replacement aluminum, not plastic smh.

I bought a 2017 S3 with 40k kms, best car I’ve owned so far, had to replace the water pump but I swear the OEM one is made of cardboard. No more expensive than any other car to service.

To answer the second question, bro, this happens to every Audi owner. Like it’s extremely common for water pumps to fail, mine is In the shop to get a new water pump, and my guys noticed there was 2 small oil leaks.

I have a 2018 A7 and I had to replace the water pump (which apparently is pretty standard). The dealership charged me $1450 in an affluent Philly suburb for what that\u2019s worth.

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.

a Hepu which went seven years/60,000 miles before it started leaking. I think the additional mass of the metal impeller put more stress on the bearing and seal.

Am pățit la fel dar cu o pompa Hepu, a mea a avut un sunet înainte să crape și la 120km/h a cedat axul, similar cum a fost a ta.

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