beastpath Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Anyone have a recomendation of water pump brands? Have found an Airtex for 14.99+9.99 s/h, but neither I or the mechanic whos helping me rebuild my engine have heard of the company. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 i think the ones i usually get from kragen are duralast, never had any issues and they run around $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostPath Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 A Nissan unit isn't much more than the $50 Autozone ones. Now, I'm being unnecessarily paranoid, I suppose, but since the timing belt is critical and a bad waterpump can lead to a broken engine when the timing belt snaps, I tend to go genuine Nissan for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 ITM a good brand? Parts Dinosaur has them for ~ $37. Im going to have to call the stealership for a nissan price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 ITM a good brand? Parts Dinosaur has them for ~ $37. Im going to have to call the stealership for a nissan price. i use him all the time for my gasket sets..... and the gaskets are ITM as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I bought a non Nissan water pump when I did my first timing belt. It went bad a couple of months later and there I was doing the T-belt/Water pump change again. Now my rule is if it's deep in the engine, or a pain in the ass to R & R, I'll go with a Nissan part. Of course I've never ever had a problem with other jobber parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I buy the cheapest thing that has a lifetime warrenty at Advanced Auto. If it fails, I get a freebie (just did one on my van) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostPath Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I bought a non Nissan water pump when I did my first timing belt. It went bad a couple of months later and there I was doing the T-belt/Water pump change again. Now my rule is if it's deep in the engine, or a pain in the ass to R & R, I'll go with a Nissan part. Of course I've never ever had a problem with other jobber parts. My thoughts exactly. If a non-Nissan accessory belt goes, it's not the end of the world. If a non-Nissan water pump goes bad, you get to redo everything on the front of the engine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 ....good point. Def do not want to redo my timing belt etc. after only a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 haha, my refurb engine has the timing kit already so dont have to get a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 OE pump pumps more coolant through then the remanufactured ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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