LibnikxD

I would just disconnect the water pump connector and problem solved. The car might take a minute or two longer to heat up thats it.

2014 Octavia 2.0 TDI Pump started sticking last month and did a little bit of research before i did a timing belt replacement in a non heated garage at -10 C. Found out the problem was the shroud covering the pump and that it is retracted via springs so i just disconnected the connector for the pump which is thankfully very accesible and had no problems since, just takes longer to heat up. I didn't find anyone telling this solution(also didn't read all 10 pages so might even be in this thread) but might be helpfull to someone mby.