First, it is leaking from the front - not a big leak, but there is a small puddle inside pulley and when rotating pulley is spraying fluid everywhere, including heat insulation on the hood
Fluid level is not dropping significantly though
Tensioner bracket is missing (already found one on eBay) and whoever was tightening belt before was prying against pump reservoir - there is a big dent on the side (distorted reservoir is what probably caused the leak). I had to do that too unfortunately, but now I'm thinking about getting new pump with reservoir and a bracket
So what the consensus on best replacement pumps out there? I see re-manufactured and new ones, different brands and quite a variation in prices. What I've found so far :
- New pump, autozone, unknown brand - $194
- Reman pump, autozone - $58 + $30 core charge, bad review
- Reman pump, NAPA - $64 + $19 core charge
- New pump, NAPA, unknown brand - $229
- New pump (Borgeson), car parts kings - $157
- New "High performance" pump (PSC brand), BJs - $200
- Reman pump from TGW - $79
- New pump (Borgeson), TGW - $170
- New pump (BBB brand), Rockauto - $141
All pumps come without pulley, so I'll have to transfer it from my old unit. Are there any things I should be worried about the process? Or is it as simple as using impact to get if off and screw it onto new unit?
I've also seen recommendations about replacing hoses (rockauto says it should be done every 5 years) - is that so? My only leak is from pump itself, hoses are a little stiff. but no cracks. I wasn't planning to replace the initially, but maybe I should? I also saw some place mentioning that it's good to add a filter on return line - what about that? Stock setup doesn't have any filters on the lines, is it worth adding one?