I need to replace the water pump on my 1999 ML430. One brand that is sold by almost every on line MBZ parts supplier is Graf. I have found contradictory information about Graf water pumps--eg made in China/made in Italy; uses same bearings as the OE MBZ pumps/bearings prone to early failure (24K miles).

Any comments on the quality I might expect if I buy a Graf water pump for my ML would be appreciated. Same for comments on any other brand.

Thanks in advance,

Jim

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Jim Herold--Current: 1987 190E 16V, 1999 ML 430--Past: 1971 280 SL, 1972 250

Hi Jim - I'm attaching a link to the various water pumps that we have in our catalog. Please make sure that you're getting the correct one, as there are notes attached to each one. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at 888-280-7799 and one of our MB part specialists will be happy to help you out.

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