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[Kevin Wood]

FWIW I put a pattern pump on mine 20k ago (replaced perfectly serviceable original part) and within 2 weeks it was leaking around the sealing O ring which had turned to plastic. So, use a pattern pump by all means, but use a genuine seal.

I wouldn't bother changing a V6 water pump on a routine basis these days, as new parts don't seem to last. Wait until it dies.

[dbug]

FWIW I put a pattern pump on mine 20k ago (replaced perfectly serviceable original part) and within 2 weeks it was leaking around the sealing O ring which had turned to plastic. So, use a pattern pump by all means, but use a genuine seal.

I wouldn't bother changing a V6 water pump on a routine basis these days, as new parts don't seem to last. Wait until it dies.

Tend to agree with you Kevin, but when mine went it was a sudden and catastrophic failure.  I replaced it with a QH pump and used seal that came with it and had no more problems with it in about 35K.  AFAIK its still going strong.

[05omegav6]

Dodgy batch of WPs perhaps any build data on it? Might be able to identify potential faulty ones

[dbug]

Dodgy batch of WPs perhaps any build data on it? Might be able to identify potential faulty ones

No build data on mine - was on the car when I got it, happened a few years back now, but identified as Vx.  No idea of how many miles it had covered.

[omega3000]

FWIW I put a pattern pump on mine 20k ago (replaced perfectly serviceable original part) and within 2 weeks it was leaking around the sealing O ring which had turned to plastic. So, use a pattern pump by all means, but use a genuine seal.

I wouldn't bother changing a V6 water pump on a routine basis these days, as new parts don't seem to last. Wait until it dies.

Tend to agree with you Kevin, but when mine went it was a sudden and catastrophic failure.  I replaced it with a QH pump and used seal that came with it and had no more problems with it in about 35K.  AFAIK its still going strong.

 

With metal veins vains vanes

[dbug]

FWIW I put a pattern pump on mine 20k ago (replaced perfectly serviceable original part) and within 2 weeks it was leaking around the sealing O ring which had turned to plastic. So, use a pattern pump by all means, but use a genuine seal.

I wouldn't bother changing a V6 water pump on a routine basis these days, as new parts don't seem to last. Wait until it dies.

Tend to agree with you Kevin, but when mine went it was a sudden and catastrophic failure.  I replaced it with a QH pump and used seal that came with it and had no more problems with it in about 35K.  AFAIK its still going strong.

 

With metal veins vains vanes

Yep