The car I'm picking up at the weekend has a receipt for the cam belt been done however it doesn't have a receipt for the water pump anywhere. now the car has only done 28k but is a 2001 so how important is it that the pump gets done? if it needs to be done then so be it and i am considering getting it done around christmas time anyway for peace of mind but still if theres no need then i wont worry.

itll be getting a service by APR in brackley almost straight away so i was going to get them to check the car over for me as well whist its there aswell.

Really should of been done sometime as the belt that way would of saved money on the labour cost. You may be ok for awhile just depends on your luck as the plastic impeller can brake up, upgrade to a metal would be best.

thing been i can afford to get a new belt and pump done but i dont know if its worth spending money of the sake of it. and the fact that i think this service may end up been a big one as well.

hmm looks like i may do it anyway to keep myself at ease. probably get it done privately by a friendly local mechanic so it doesn't cost the earth.

Cheers

Mine (1.8T 51'reg) had 105k miles on the clock when I sold it and it never had the water pump changed.

seems reassuring enough for me.

seems like its unlikely to cause problems as no one has gone my god it must be changed or the world will implode!

Cheers Guys

I think its the classic problem that people only post here with problems rather that to say "Hello everyone, I'm new to Briskoda and my water pump has never failed"

A colleague had a water pump that failed after 90k miles on his golf GTI and all that happened was that it overheated so he pulled over and stopped.

It's not something that I'd be paranoid about getting it changed just as a precaution

My 03 Octy has 116k on it now and is still on the original water pump, I intend to get it changed to the metal one & a new belt at the next service. It is just a precaution rather than waiting and hoping for the best.

The impeller on my car's water pump was breaking up at 4

I had mine done with the cambelt recently @24k miles (2003 vRS ) due to paranoia but the old one was like new. But it is only an extra

You have to weigh up the pro's and cons. Plastic impellers in the water pumps do break, but is it worth being paranoid shelling out the 3 hours labour to get it replaced? If it breaks, then the answer is yet it was, but there will be plenty that will last another 4 years without a problem

Chris

VAG recommend doing the water pump after 4 years as they have a tendency to break after that. I'll certainly be doing mine before the car is four years old.

Had mine changed when the cambelt was done at 60k ( 03 plate) to be honest it looked like new so I wouldnt think that 28k was an issue, however each to their own

wise man say...

better safe than sorry...

wise man say...

Yes, but what's your opinion :P

TBH - for xtra bit of outlay, for peace of mind, considering age etc - I'd have it done

Consider cost if it does go.

Our car will be 4 Mar 2008 - will only have done say 28k. Will be having cambelt AND waterpump done - else it could be over 3k for repairs.

Had mine changed when the cambelt was done at 60k ( 03 plate) to be honest it looked like new so I wouldnt think that 28k was an issue, however each to their own

But they will look pretty good, until they fracture and explode in your engine :eek:

if i was having the belt done then i would definatly get it done however the belt has been done so if i put a new pump on i may aswell just get a new belt kit for it again.

just up to wether im that bothered really. what sort of damage can it do? block waterways increasing temperature? possible causing head gasket failure?

Worst case, the bits jam the pump and impellor, and cause the cambelt to jump - cue much wallet pain.

Usual case, the engine temperature starts rising, and doesn't come down, you switch off, and everything's ok once the pump's replaced. Also possible for fragments to get into waterways.

Also, is the car petrol or diesel? The pump seems to be longer lived in a diesel engine.

Petrol Vrs

Hmm, I've just picked a vRS today and I was sure it had just had everything replaced (55k on the clock) but I've jsut been flicking through the service book and it only says cambelt and tensioners. Should I be worried!?

hey guys please someone help me lol! how important is it to have a new water pump while avin my cambelt done thanx

VERY! Dont scrimp on the extra few quid as the water pumps are a weak spot. Also, ensure they change the full cambelt timing gear as well as the belt.

if I was changing rhe cam belt then I would do the lot - rollers, water pump etc.

Last time my car had the cambelt changed (at about 60k) it was before I owned it so the pump was not changed, but now abother 60k on, I am going to make sure the whole lot is changed.

my car is a 52 plate and it had its belt and pump (metal) replaced recently (cars only on 38,000 at the time) and the pump had 1 part of the impellor cracked and the other bits pretty much crumbled with handling them. as the guys say better safe than sorry. even relatively untravelled cars can suffer from this.

(guy at independant vw specialists was shocked when he saw the pump and admitted that the knowledge he'd gained from me about this would mean he reccomends doing it on other cars in future as part of the timing belt work, he also had never seen a metal impellor pump till i told him to find one)...all because of the helpful people at briskoda!

skoda dealer done my cambelt at 40k asked service manager about waterpump if its not brocken dont fixe it i was still wondering if it was the right move after reading your posts but then how far do you go for peace of mind there will allways be something.