One year ago, before hitting 90k miles I decided to change the whole timing belt kit: Timing belt (Gates Blue Racing Belt), tensioner (Litens), belt tensioner pulley (Gates), alternator belt (Gates Racing), serpentine belt (Gates Racing) and water pump (Bosch).
The original water pump, which had more than 10 years, was still working great. However since I was changing the timing belt I decided to change it too. It was a new Bosch 96118 Water Pump.
Now, one year later the water pump failed. It started to make a scratching noise. Since I replaced the timing belt a year ago, this time it was a little easier to dissasembly all it takes to take the pump out, but still a lot of work. Water pump bearings are gone.
So buyer beware with the Bosch water pump. Maybe I got a lemon. I ordered a GMB 120-1300 water pump this time, hope it is better!
Bosch Water Pump Lasted 1 year
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occasional demons
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The GMB pump is what i used in my '01 about 93,000 miles ago. Still going...
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1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
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