I had to do a water pump on my '83 at about 326,000 miles. The one I pulled was stamped "Japan" so I have to believe it was the second (or subsequent) one. I've had the car 8 years and 34,000 miles, so I am not thinking the water pumps are junk.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.