Recommendations on water pump
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Recommendations on water pump
Well my ac compressor is leaking at the clutch so I'm going to replace one bt Delpi on amazon cost $230.00. Ac delco is $100 more. Since i have to remove the water pump and my car has almost 90k I might as well replace the water pump. I need some recomnendations on water pump brand and cost for those of you who already replaced water pump. I would like a good brand that will last but at the same time don't want to pay $250 or more just for part.
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Well my ac compressor is leaking at the clutch so I'm going to replace one bt Delpi on amazon cost $230.00. Ac delco is $100 more. Since i have to remove the water pump and my car has almost 90k I might as well replace the water pump. I need some recomnendations on water pump brand and cost for those of you who already replaced water pump. I would like a good brand that will last but at the same time don't want to pay $250 or more just for part.
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$100 extra for the correct part seems like cheap insurance considering if the water pump fails you'll have bigger problems on your hands. I know it sucks, but there's usually a reason why some brands of parts are significantly cheaper than the "name brand."
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ACDelco 252-846 Professional Water Pump Kit
$99 on Amazon. So I give a second for the 252-846. I’ve only
got about 400 miles on it but it pumps water, which is good.
$99 on Amazon. So I give a second for the 252-846. I’ve only
got about 400 miles on it but it pumps water, which is good.
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ac delco often offers a cheaper replacement part and the actual oem part, if it were my car I would go for the oem pump
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