water pump

[scooter7]

hi there i own a vx ss commodore with 40,000 kms and the water pump has just died, just wondering what people think about fitting it with an after market one instead of a genuine one , what are the pros and cons except for the obvious price difference , and they both have on year warranty. thanks scott

[Infus10n]

I dont see how posting a photo of your car and interior is helping, we know what a vx ss looks like.

Aftermarket is fine but i did find when i bought a cheap powermax one it didnt seal and that the genuine sealed. that was on a vs 5l.

but thats just my experience.

[enhancedss]

Originally Posted by scooter7

hi there i own a vx ss commodore with 40,000 kms and the water pump has just died, just wondering what people think about fitting it with an after market one instead of a genuine one , what are the pros and cons except for the obvious price difference , and they both have on year warranty. thanks scott

These days with aftermarket products there is approx a 50% chance it might be ok, i can not say if it will be better than the OE equipment. As normally factory LS1 waterpumps will last alot longer than 40,000km. So is there a problem with your car as to how its failed in a short period of time, has the car really only travelled 40,000km's.

Has the water pump definately failed? or is there a gasket leak?

In all the LS1/2's ive modified, which i cant remember how many, ive only ever replaced 2 water pumps and those were on cars with over 100,000km's on the speedo.

Best thing to do is give me a call, and we can workout a time to inspect whats actually faulty.