Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: DJ Pete on 11 August 2008, 09:37:18
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Hello All,
Am I better off getting a new Water Pump for my 2.5TD from Vauxhall on Trade Club, or would one of the pattern ones on eBay be better/cheaper?
Thanks in advance.
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Expensive, even at trade (not TC item). A quality pattern should be cheaper.
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£34+VAT from GSF for the BMW one - and their stuff is usually OE.
Thats for an E36 325tds/E34 525tds - guess its the same? Their part number B17027
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£34+VAT from GSF for the BMW one - and their stuff is usually OE.
Thats for an E36 325tds/E34 525tds - guess its the same? Their part number B17027
Yeah, about £45 seems to be going rate for quality pattern part, eg Q&H
Vx want nearly a ton iirc :o
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Slightly OT (apologies), but I guess you know that GSF tend to get OEM stuff wherever possible (and actually say when it isn't). Not had any bad bits from them yet..they've started to have some Vx stuff in, but mostly older 4-pot stuff so far and not too much of it either. Worth keeping an eye out for?
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The one from GSF ooks very reasonable, can anyone think of a reason why it wouldn't be suitable?
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QH list the same pump for the Omega, BMWs and also the Range Rover which also used the same engine...so looks like there's only one!
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not quite!!!! there are two pumps out there one has the horrible plastic impellor on it that always breaks, and the other has a nice shiney unbreakable metal one!!! guess which one i have??? :y
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Should have rephrased that...only one FITMENT...I think any plastic impellor one would be rather old stock by now?
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Anyone know who manufactures the version with the metal impeller?
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All be same fitment, not seen one with metal impellor yet
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Actually, thats a lie, seem Omegatoy's before it was fitted. Not as many fins, but obviously suitable still. Came in a yellow box iirc, no idea what make though...
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The QH pump I just fitted had plastic fins , but fewer than the perfect pump I removed. Cost Eu 50. Made no difference to the hot running tho.
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metal pump came from unipart supplier, will dig out the box later and post up if anyone wants to know??
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By the way, the pumps are £81.50 exchange direct from BMW (£62.77 trade) and carry a 2 year guarantee....
Not sure why they're exchange, though! A remanufactured water pump??
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metal pump came from unipart supplier, will dig out the box later and post up if anyone wants to know??
Yes please - let us know ..... !
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metal pump came from unipart supplier, will dig out the box later and post up if anyone wants to know??
Yes please - let us know ..... !
GWP 2585 is the one!!! :y
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Well, I got the pump from GSF - Plastic fins but never mind.
Slight problem though, the old one had completely lost its whole fin assembly which would explain the overheating, but after replacement I tried it without the viscous fan and it was still overheating, with the fan back on it sits at around 95 degrees.
Does this sound like the radiator needs flushing? Is there an easy way of doing this with it in situ? It looks far too complicated to take out.
Thanks.
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I flushed mine out a little just to see what sort of state it was in, all I did was remove the small bottom hose (the one that runs from near the header tank to the n/s/r of the rad) and bunged my hose in there and flushed it up out the top hose. Then flushed the block in a similar way.
Reconnect all the pipes, fill her up and burp the air out. Mine was fairly clean but a few dregs flushed their way out.
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Euro car parts sell the metal one, about 28 quid :y
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I'd do a few flushes. Remember, the TD does have a block drain, which is a help.