[ba] 5 cylinder water pump reliability

[Brian Devlin]

An OEM unit would be expected to last at least as long a timing belt,
so it's worth the money. However- are you sure it's not the idler
pulley squealing?
-Brian

>It looks like I may need to switch out the water pump again after only 2.5
>years of use and light mileage. I know the last couple have been sourced in
>the 3rd party aftermarket and I'm wondering if there is any real benefit to
>using the Audi OEM unit. At this point I'm ready to spend factory pricing
>for the parts if there's a reliability benefit. I've been listening to a
>squealing pulley on the existing unit since it was installed ( the noise
>manifests when the engine gets hot).
>
>Thanks for tips/info.
>
>M./
>
>
>Michael Heth
>Web Information Architect