i`ve got Friday my water pump from IAPthanks - i will try and find out who makes the IAP one.
is there any difference between centerline's and IAP's water pumps?
The water pumps last for years, and many, many miles. One of my Spiders went to it's third pump when it hit 180k mi. (I don't have that car any more.) For how often you should inspect it for wear, I would recommend that you look at your Owners Manual recommended maintenance schedule. (I'm always looking at the engine bay, but that's 'cause that's just me...)also - how long typically does a water pump last?
my car is 15 years old with about 13k miles and it is leaking.
thank you so much for the advice - as always, you have been very helpful.Just another thought - Alfa products may come form Germany, Italy, China and Brazil. Of all of those, the only one that I have heard bad reports about are for the Chinese products. It seems like with them, it's "hit or miss"... Centerline, and IAP stopped selling some of their inexpensive products (including water pumps) due to the high failure rate. I also used to be a bit leary of the Brazilian products, but I was there in late 2005, and came back with a different perspective... In fact, this last pump may be Brazilian...
Best regards,