Water pump OEM BMW or OEM Volkswagen

It was the water pump

Same shit different box. Sometimes the aftermarket takes care of issues as well like bmw and older Audi/Vw plastic water pump impellers, where most aftermarket ones are metal.

I have a 2013 GTI on the original water pump at 100k miles.

I have a 2016 GTI. A little over 50,000 miles on it. No issues yet.

It’s still baffles me how BMW can’t get a quality water pump on its vehicles.

There was only a slight oil residue on top of old water pump and none inside or near the pumps gaskets. No cracks in the plastic housing were found anywhere on the old pump.

The water pumps are plastic. Heat and plastic don’t go well together. My MK6 has had at least 3 water pumps and sitting at 120k.

My 2012 GTI has 175,000 Kms and is on Water pump #4.

Water pump has been replaced 5 times. Twice under warranty. Had I been smart I would’ve gone with an aftermarket metal pump.

Mine has also always had constant problems, I’ve spent so much money just replacing the water pump as well. I’ve also considered selling mine, because the cost of maintenance outweighs the fun of the car…