terain tamer

if it aint broke why fix it?

Hi Mal B

It's a job I would rather do in my shed than on the side of the road and thats assuming you have the tools, parts and know how. Also if your water pump bearing packs up and allows the seal to dump your coolant you could be up for a lot more than a new water pump. As far as genuine verses after market from personal experience I would always go genuine with the water pump. Just my experience.

Cheers Pop

Mal B
I dont think you have to remove water pump to do t/belt.Well I didnt today on a 1hz
Thanks Graham

Roothy The bearded one swears by their stuff.
I am using their filters in my 1HD FTE and they seem OK
Are half the price of Toyota genuine if you buy 6 at a time
Also bought a set of belts.


Cheers

For critical parts such as the Water Pump, I don't think I would be compromising. If the non genuine part fails the result will certainly be far more expensive than the few dollars saved on the purchase price. Not to mention the inconvenience of having the truck off the road for a second time. I personally always use genuine seals, belts, and pumps. Had a bad experience with a cheap after market viscous fan hub, turned out that I needed to buy a genuine hub at $395.00. So when you add that amount to the amount I out laid for the non genuine hub, it all came to a total of $600.00. I should have just gone with the genuine hub in the first place.

Cheers: Phil

Like Phil above, I think the extra money is $180 well spent. and yes, I'd change the water pump/timing belt and bearing all at the same time. Cheap insurance. Aftermarket can be hit and miss on these critical parts. But for water pump, timing belt and bearing, I'd always buy genuine.

I've bought a fair bit of Terrain Tamer stuff over the years. As far as aftermarket parts go, a lot of their stuff is good quality at a very good price.

TT belts are made by Gates (good). Their hoses are Mackay (good). Their air/fuel; and oil filters look OK to my eyeball assessment. Their coil springs are Aussie made. Their power steering kit (Karson) was crap. Radiator cap was crap.

As far as Roothy goes, he has to support his magazines sponsors. But I really enjoy watching Alan and his sledge hammer on the DVD!

Yes - I would change the waterpump (mine looked like new but developed a small pin hole in it).. Yes, I would also buy Terrain Tamer gear - I have been using them (water pump included) on my 80 series for about the last 5 years and havent had a drama with any of the gear, and the prices have always been reasonable. I would also change the thermostat and housing / radiator hoses etc at the same time.
Drew
ps - no association with Terrain Tamer

thanks all looks like genuine pump and thermostat may try there timeing belt kit thanks mal b