electric pierburg water pump impeller question

Phatty · 02-27-2025, 07:30 PM

I just bought a electric water pump from fcp euro ( pierburg ), my question is, is it normal for the plastic impeller fins to be detatched/detatched looking every other blade? Did i get a defective unit? Every other blade looks to be not molded or cracked away from the outer form?

Phatty · 03-19-2025, 11:49 PM

UPDATE: weather was nice today so i changed it out this afternoon.
The oem one i took off has the same design, so i guess its the norm.
118k on the original water pump, no signs of failure, just changed it cause i needed to flush the coolant anyway and change thermostat while i was in there, cause my overflow tank split on me while i was doing a smog check earlier this year and i had to add drinking water i had in the trunk to get her home.

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Phatty Enlisted Member 12 Rep 35 Posts Drives: Bmw E86 Join Date: May 2020 Location: California iTrader: (0)	UPDATE: weather was nice today so i changed it out this afternoon. The oem one i took off has the same design, so i guess its the norm. 118k on the original water pump, no signs of failure, just changed it cause i needed to flush the coolant anyway and change thermostat while i was in there, cause my overflow tank split on me while i was doing a smog check earlier this year and i had to add drinking water i had in the trunk to get her home.
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