Water pump Saleri or Hepu

Hepu--the bomb,99% reliability,MADE IN GERMANY.

Graf and Hepu make 12v metal impeller pumps, direct fit no mods.

Water pump on the T4 EVWK went ok. But, it is a Saleri pump from Italy.

Any replacement whether it br Graf or Hepu are going to have a metal impeller and be an exact factory replacement. The wheel itself will be identical in shape and circulate the same volume of coolant.

I ordered one from MJM Autohaus, a Hepu unit and its impeller is metal

Metal impeller model is available but can be hard to find (Hepu brand). Recommended interval for changing is 80-100K depending on who you talk to. But many fail earlier and may fail as early as 20k. Change as preventive maintenance.

The waterpump in my kit from germanautoparts.com was made by Hepu.

I have the Hepu unit in my car. It's been going great for the past 45k miles. Both are good options. I would go with what is cheapest.

I just lost my motor on christmas day due to water pump failure (hepu brand)

After researching I decided upon a Saleri pump from World Impex since it has the resin impeller and is 1/4 the cost of OEM. Well, the first one arrived with one of the vanes broken off the impeller. Impex rma'd it, but the second one arrived in even worse shape with a big chunk broken off the impeller. I attribute it to poor packaging.