Originally Posted by
mikehagg123
Good evening,
I have been hearing a grinding + high pitched sound from the engine compartment, and now I have a leak from the front of the water pump. Has anyone tried the Needswings SRT6 water pump they have listed on their website? Does it have all the right size holes, threading, etc? Somewhere I read that the pulley kit won't fit on the Cardone water pump.
Water Pump .
Assuming Needswings is 100% identical to the OEM and requires no modifications to fit the pulley kit, what else justifies the $300 difference vs the Cardone one available at parts geek (
55-83333)? | Partsgeek.com
Thanks!
-Mike
Hi Mike,
The pump that needswings has listed is correct in that it has the correct casting to work with the various belt wrap kits. As far as the price that Rob (needswings) has listed for this pump he is offering, while I can't tell you whether this part is $300 better than a Cardone, I (and most others on this forum) can vouch for the quality and integrity of needswings AND their generally small margin (low mark-up) on parts. So needswings is likely offering the best quality .... and the price listed is probably about the best price you will find for this version of this part.
here are a couple of pics that will better illustrate the difference between 2 replacement pumps that will work .... while only 1 will support the belt wrap kit(s)
Chris