vw touran water pump

bomber2

my car has 80000 and is due the belts changed,should i be chang.ing the water pump aswell

mikey72

Yes
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vikingaero

Belt and braces to change the water pump at the same time.

bigjl

As already said, most certainly change the waterpump.

Even more so when you consider the chance of a waterpump giving up the ghost after a long hard life.

Weren't VAG waterpumps one of those that had issues with the plastic impellors breaking up and causing overheating.

TiTheRev

bigjl wrote: »

As already said, most certainly change the waterpump.

Even more so when you consider the chance of a waterpump giving up the ghost after a long hard life.

Weren't VAG waterpumps one of those that had issues with the plastic impellors breaking up and causing overheating.

The Mk4's had issues 10 years ago, but I've not known a VAG pump fail since then. They still make them with plastic impellors, so that if there is any issue it doesnt jam the pump and cause the belt to jump or similar. We change 10-15 cambelt kits a week, and never do the pumps. Not had an issue in the 6 years I've been at VW, so it's really up to whether the OP wants to. You don't need to.

bomber2

TiTheRev wrote: »

The Mk4's had issues 10 years ago, but I've not known a VAG pump fail since then. They still make them with plastic impellors, so that if there is any issue it doesnt jam the pump and cause the belt to jump or similar. We change 10-15 cambelt kits a week, and never do the pumps. Not had an issue in the 6 years I've been at VW, so it's really up to whether the OP wants to. You don't need to.

been looking at timing belt/cam belts kits around £70 should i get the alternator belt changd aswell or any other belts while iam on.