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Mercedes rebuilt water pump findings
I bought a Mercedes rebuilt water pump for my 190D a couple weeks back and was finally able to pick it up today. I was somewhat surprised by what constitutes a Mercedes rebuild.
I'll get some pictures up soon but this is what I found: The bearing shaft is new. The impeller is not new but reconditioned. The pulley mount is not new but reconditioned. But most surprisingly, the housing itself was new. Some people have expressed concerns with rebuilt water pumps because the bearing may fit loosely in a reconditioned housing but that is not the case with the rebuilt pumps from the dealer. I paid about $90 plus a $65 core charge, which makes it a little more expensive than a Laso or Graf pump but I have the peace of mind of having bought an OE part which should hopefully last as long as the original pump, which as far as I know is the one still on the car at 320K miles. I'll know pretty soon here once I get it off and can look it over.
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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon. |
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Well Febi impellers on M102 water pumps are pressed steel **** - not the cast versions on the original...
...consider yourself lucky it isn't all made on monkey metal!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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That's exactly why I went with a water pump from the dealer, I didn't want ot deal with getting an aftermarket pump that is not as good quality.
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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon. |
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