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My car is at 63k miles and my expansion tank just ruptured. Everywhere online says expect the waterpump to quit at about 55k-60k so I figured now's the time to replace it and the thermostat.

As I understand it, the older waterpumps have a semi-plastic housing whereas the newer ones are all metal. Other than that obvious feature, I was wondering if anyone here has experience/knowledge on which waterpump manufacturers are better than others.

In my experience everything made by Febi Bilstein is rock solid but their newer style pump is literally double the price of Pierburg's. Also, an FCP euro YouTube video mentioned that Continental waterpumps aren't very good.

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Just noticed this thread a little down the page.