Gates 42004 Premium Engine Water Pump

I purchased this water pump due to my old housing looking a bit worse for wear and weeping from the rear of the pulley. Installation was straight forward and the supplied gasket provided a leak free replacement.Make sure the gasket surface is clean from old gasket material. In my case the old pump had a RTV and paper gasket from the previous owner so a wire wheel was necessary. Remember to torque the bolts appropriately when installing and there should not be any issues with cracking / malfunctions.Waterpump torque specs : 17 ft lbs (204 in lbs)I replaced almost my entire cooling system when this was done. Links to other compatible parts below.Spectra Premium CU1193 Complete Radiatorhttps://amzn.to/3gCRuCYGates 21615 Lower Radiator Hosehttps://amzn.to/2ZP5lPAGates 23283 Upper Coolant Hosehttps://amzn.to/38DOvXODorman 902-306 Thermostat Housinghttps://amzn.to/38HZSODStant 45359 SuperStat Thermostat - 195 Degrees Fahrenheithttps://amzn.to/2O1uMIpCrown Auto - 53007978 Water Pump Coolant Tubehttps://amzn.to/38BkdF8*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Gates makes nice stuff. I replaced the thermostat while I was in there, total cost for the job was under $50 and only took a few hours of my time. Highly recommend getting a new tube, cheap and really shortens the time to get the job done.

Great buy, name brand for under $20?? This went on a '01 Cherokee 4.0L. I also bought a new Dorman 56398 inlet tube to make it a quicker install in the parking lot. Worked just great, about a 2 hour evolution, part fits like new works great no problems. Also bought thermostat housing, stat, etc, but bolt felt like it was going to snap on removal so I left the old stuff in place. The swap without removing the stat housing is possible but it would be better to take the stat housing off if you can. The housing will impede your ability to get a clear view of the gasket surface which needs to be clean for a leak free job. Pump came with paper gasket, I used permatex to make sure we had no leaks. Housing bolts come out easy. As a suggestion - before you loosen the accessory belt, take the water pump pulley bolts off. That way the accessory belt will help hold the pump from spinning. Also, if you put a wrench on an adjacent bolt as well, you can use that extra leverage to keep the pump from spinning. Otherwise it's tough to get the pulley bolts off. Same on the install, tighten those after you have the accessory belt in place and tight.

Fit and finish are good, typical first rate Gates quality.

Works great but the gasket sucks. Get a felpro.

Having trouble locating this part locally I turned to Amazon found it received it had it installed works great

I could hear the hissing and see the leak but no idea where it was coming from. The third pic shows a relief hole for when the shaft seals leak.What an epic job to remove and install a new pump, well worth having a mechanic do the job.Just getting the spring hose clamp off was a days work.

Lost the new water pump pulley flange less than 5k miles. Would not recommend. Oem pulley was attached so now I have to buy new pump and pulley. Ridiculous. Very doubtful this is true gates.

Me ha servido bastante bien.