How do I choose a water pump and given such a range of (ebay) prices?

peterljohnson55 · 13-06-2012, 05:21 PM

I am baffled as to how to choose a quality water pump given such a range of prices, as seen on ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_f...:MEFSRCHX:SRCH

Prices seem to be from $40s(make?) to $110+(Ford genuine), delivered.

Any advice on how to assure the purchase of a quality item? Brands? Makers?

Thanks for your thoughts, Peter

Maka · 13-06-2012, 07:48 PM

G'day Peter Welcome to AFF, you get what you pay for mate, the cheaper ones are known to fail after a couple months. Personally havent had to change one yet on my au but from what ive read Gmb,Protex and Repco are some names with good reputations. Maybe the original factory ford one is the best but a little more expensive. Depends on what you want to spend i guess, dont want to do the job twice aye!

cheers,Maka

wombat30x · 15-06-2012, 08:50 PM

Make sure you choose one that is supplied with a new pulley fitted as these can be a bugger to change without a press.

rmack · 15-06-2012, 09:38 PM

I brought a Ebay Waterpump with Pulley (BluPac). Bolted up with no leaks, works well.

**supershifty** · 15-06-2012, 10:04 PM

Peter, I fully swear by GMB water pumps - never had a problem with them, ever. I've fitted them to all my cars when needed and never had a problem. I've bought mine from Repco & Supercheap. Ebay is alright for some stuff, but it's awful hard to return faulty parts when you have a problem (ie: get your coin back) IMO, you get what you pay for. GMB are good value for money for everyday use - dunno about high performance applications though. Hope this helps you out.

peterljohnson55 · 16-06-2012, 02:54 AM

Thank you to everyone who replied. Now I have a better feel for the market place and its products. I think I will keep away from the unbranded cheapies.
Peter.

robbyj · 16-06-2012, 01:26 PM

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brand-New...item3a73069ec7

i bought one of these about 6 months ago, a mate swapped it over for me, had no troubles with it at all, and my car does a lot of driving.

$35 from ebay, or repco quoted about $70 or $80 and i didnt even bother getting a price from ford.

robbyj · 16-06-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by supershifty

Ebay is alright for some stuff, but it's awful hard to return faulty parts when you have a problem (ie: get your coin back)

eBay is very easy to get your coin back providing you pay with paypal. Your protected as a buyer for up to $25000. You can open a dispute and you'll get your money back very quickly.

Its a hassle yes but a simple process and i always use paypal when shopping online because of this.

**supershifty** · 16-06-2012, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbyj

eBay is very easy to get your coin back providing you pay with paypal. Your protected as a buyer for up to $25000. You can open a dispute and you'll get your money back very quickly.

Its a hassle yes but a simple process and i always use paypal when shopping online because of this.

I agree fully with Robbyj about Paypal and Ebay. What I mean is that if you buy a part that is critical to it's "driveabilty", you don't want to wait around for a replacement to be mailed back to you so you can get your ride going again. All good if you can wait for it though. I've found 99% of people on Ebay to be very honest and accommodating. Cheers!