- Jun 25, 2014
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I know there has been many threads about water pumps, but here's another I reckon.
My question is does Gates make the ac delco aftermarket water pump, that is listed for $42 on rockauto?
If you look at the pictures of the ac-delco part #252-822 ($42) and the picture of the Gates #41122 ($26), it is the same picture (same stamping and lettering on pump) on all sites I've found. Same picture on rockauto, ebay, parts geek and amazon etc...
I would assume it is the same pump, seeing as I've read a thread about someone finding a Gates pumps inside the box when they bought a napa pump.
Either way I'm going to grab a Gates seeing as it comes with a metal gasket and it appears to be the same pump that delco is pushing for an extra $17.
Also, I know that the oem water pump is 251-731 ($90), but I'm trying an aftermarket first since I need to do other work and haven't heard strong opinions on oem vs aftermarket water pumps.
My question is does Gates make the ac delco aftermarket water pump, that is listed for $42 on rockauto?
If you look at the pictures of the ac-delco part #252-822 ($42) and the picture of the Gates #41122 ($26), it is the same picture (same stamping and lettering on pump) on all sites I've found. Same picture on rockauto, ebay, parts geek and amazon etc...
I would assume it is the same pump, seeing as I've read a thread about someone finding a Gates pumps inside the box when they bought a napa pump.
Either way I'm going to grab a Gates seeing as it comes with a metal gasket and it appears to be the same pump that delco is pushing for an extra $17.
Also, I know that the oem water pump is 251-731 ($90), but I'm trying an aftermarket first since I need to do other work and haven't heard strong opinions on oem vs aftermarket water pumps.