172 Cambelt change-waterpump?

[Keyser Soze]

Do people tend to change the water pump on a 172 when doing the cambelt/aux belt job?
Got my belts coming up and wondered if its worth doing?
How much are genuine pumps?

 

[Budgie]

Up to you.

They rarely go though.

 

[MartinR]

As Budgie said it's up to you!

I would recommend it but that is because mine failed on me, it is rare for them to go though. I would say 5l coolant (type -d), waterpump and labour would come in around £90ish on top of the belt price etc.

 

[Jay.S]

As said depends.

I had mine done on my Cup but only due to it being fucked. If your using a specialist its only something like a extra £60.

 

[Gandi69]

Once its apart why wouldnt you do it? Its only a touch extra cost

 

[Silent_Scone]

For the sake of 35 quid if you're doing the rest anyway, yes. The genuine pumps are pretty tough it's normally the seals that go

 

[Dan519]

For the sake of 35 quid if you're doing the rest anyway, yes. The genuine pumps are pretty tough it's normally the seals that go

pump is £70 not £35, plus an extra hours labour, plus coolant.

I think i've changed 8 ever, 3 of them through failures, and that's having done over 500 cambelt changes

 

[Silent_Scone]

Remind me to thank Renault Croydon in that case lol.

 

[5678]

As Budgie said it's up to you!

I would recommend it but that is because mine failed on me, it is rare for them to go though. I would say 5l coolant (type -d), waterpump and labour would come in around £90ish on top of the belt price etc.

I'd also recommend it. That's because mine went this year and I decided to get a new timing belt too... it ended up being rather expensive!

 

[partybish]

I'm getting my cambelt done soon and I'll get the waterbelt done too as it's not that much extra and easier for them to do it all at the same time.

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

i wouldnt use a cheap " Euro " part either there crap! I did one for a lad, and the bearings lasted ermm 3 weeks

and make sure the old gasket it s100% cleaned as if not it will leak!