bryan42

Is it worth it to pay the higher price for a new water pump, or do most people use the reconditioned ones and have little trouble?

Prices for my 1991 944S2 are $139 reconditioned, $332 new.

thanks,
Bryan

krystar

zims. $95 after core exchange
http://www.allzim.com/acatalog/Water_Pump.html

schwank

Depends. I have no issues with reman pumps for my race car because I change them so often, like every couple of years or maybe 2500 track miles.

If I were putting it on my street car that I did not want to touch again for quite some time (ie, factory service interval) I would not cut corners and would buy a new pump.

If the pump fails then you would be regretting that saving <$200 would cost you $2K in repair bills.

Darwantae951

There have been issues with new castings. Search around here on the forums and you will find threads about them. I have used 3 Zims remanufactured pumps and have never had a problem. Using a remanufactured pump is not "cutting a corner." You just have to be sure that the entity doing the remanufacturing knows what they are doing and has a good warranty.

harrisonrick

...and Zims has a 2 year warranty, plus they do not accept every core return for rebuilds.

Kevsporsche944

ZIMS

bryan42

Thanks much for the help. Parts ordered.

kwikt

Yep, I got my rebuilt one from Zims also but haven't installed it yet. $105 plus $250 core.