Best aftermarket parts supplier?

[Dopey]

Best aftermarket parts supplier?
ALLMAKES?
Bearmach?
Land Rover is too expensive so they dont count

 

[Dopey]

I will level with you getting a new water pump
£18.16 Part No: STC3342 - Brand: ALLMAKES - Supplier: Allmakes
£19.48 Part No: STC3342R - Brand: BM - Supplier: Bearmach
£33.93 Part No: STC3342G - Brand: PR2 KS - Supplier: Allmakes
Is the G Genuine part? and whats the R for?? STC3342R

Thanks

 

[jamesmartin]

replacement ie pattern

 

[jamesmartin]

most people in the trade by the best by getting different parts from all 3 of the wholesalers, g is normally genuine or oe from britpart

 

[Grrrrrr]

Try Island 4x4. Just got a pump off them for £33.

 

[Dopey]

Thanks... I will get the Bearmach one

 

[Datatek]

Go for one with the metal impeller, not plastic.

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

Go for one with the metal impeller, not plastic.

Mine had a metal impeller Britpart pump about a month before I bought it - the pump failed after about 9 months (weeping) on inspection the metal impeller had dug a 1mm trough in the aluminium body of the pump! Presumably the seal failed and the bearing wore allowing enough movement for the steel impeller to damage the water pump body? I replaced it with a Bearmach - that too had a metal impeller - has been fine for three years so far.

 

[wammers]

Mine had a metal impeller Britpart pump about a month before I bought it - the pump failed after about 9 months (weeping) on inspection the metal impeller had dug a 1mm trough in the aluminium body of the pump! Presumably the seal failed and the bearing wore allowing enough movement for the steel impeller to damage the water pump body? I replaced it with a Bearmach - that too had a metal impeller - has been fine for three years so far.

Think i would rather have a plastic impeller and good bearings than a metal impeller and crap Chinese bearings. Good bearings and a metal impeller would be utopia. There is that much shoddy stuff around these days it's hard to be sure what you are buying to be honest. I am willing to bet there are lots of pattern parts in genuine manufacturers boxes. Don't know what it's like now but a few years ago there was a large scare in the aircraft industry about scank fasteners. So if they can get scank parts in aircraft makers stock bins they can get them in anyones.

 

[Dopey]

There not showing pics of the pump, but its as cheep as chips, and not a pain to do it, didn't know if I should have got a new fan and all that, but I think the one that came off (in the end) will work on, it was rusted on, thats why I couldn't get it off, and it didn't help whoever put it on, put it back on with a chisels

 

[Datatek]

There not showing pics of the pump, but its as cheep as chips, and not a pain to do it, didn't know if I should have got a new fan and all that, but I think the one that came off (in the end) will work on, it was rusted on, thats why I couldn't get it off, and it didn't help whoever put it on, put it back on with a chisels

If it's diesel, do my aircon fans mod and throw the viscous away. Easier to do the pump next time.

 

[Dopey]

sending you a PM m8... thanks for reminding me I was going to ask anyway lol

 

[StuckAgainSteve]

sending you a PM m8... thanks for reminding me I was going to ask anyway lol

Without the mechanical stress of supporting the VC and fan - even your s**tpart water pump may last - I say may...