Third water pump replacement in three years

GABRIEL617

MEMBER
2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
2.0L
2WD
AUTOMATIC
129,000 MILES

I have the vehicle listed above Wagon 2.0T. My water pump just went out. This will be the third time I replaced it in the past three years. The first one lasted about nine months, the next one about the same.

Are these pumps faulty? Or is there possibly something else wrong that's causing the water pumps to fail?

Thanks!

1 Reply

KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
43,071 POSTS

Hello,

What brand pump are they? Cheap replacement parts have about this long of lifespan here would be the pump I recommend. $180.00, compared to the $70.00 to $80.00 for the cheap ones. It also could be the timing belt is installed to tight, does the engine make a whining noise when running at idle?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OCCAATI/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=2carprcom-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00OCCAATI&linkId=31ac36126925b8f5b475557dbb343a55

Here is a guide to walk you through the steps to change a water pump and diagrams below to show you how on your car:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/water-pump-replacement

You will need to remove the timing belt as well. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

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