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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 57,031
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Originally Posted by drkshdw
944's have always had metal impellers. I don't think I've ever heard of one breaking. Then again waterpumps on 944's are changed every other belt change (60K miles) for peace of mind sake. But they are expensive. $150-400 each. And they are an all day affair to replace for most people. Because they are such an important part of the 944 engine, I'm not sure many people would risk using a water pump with a plastic impeller on their cars.
Then again my Camry has a plastic impeller-ed WP and they break all the fricken time. But they are cheap (about $20) and are a 30 minute job to replace.
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Yeah, I think the proactive replacement seems like the way to go with the water pumper cars too.
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'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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