A common upgrade on a variety of vehicles is to replace the factory plastic impeller water pump to a metal impeller water pump.
Metal is generally stronger than plastic and can handle extended use at high temperatures, so a metal impeller is less likely to become brittle and fail over time. Metal impellers make sense in cars that are known for more frequent water pump failures, but they do have some potential drawbacks.
Plastic impellers are generally more cost-effective and are more forgiving if the pump fails catastrophically. Along with being more scarce and expensive, a metal impeller pump can cause serious damage to the engine block if it fails in a specific way. It is very important to follow recommended maintenance schedules when servicing your cooling system regardless of the type of impeller.
If you're interested in finding a water pump for your vehicle, head over to fcpeuro.com and start by entering your vehicle into our vehicle selector.
Once your car is added to the selector, there are a couple of important ways that we advise correct fitment.
The first is the "fitment indicator" shown on the Product Page after selecting a part. This box is below the "add to cart button" and has two states. It will either say " Yes this part fits" or "Part may not fit, click to verify".
Sometimes the green box will be accompanied by extra fitment notes. These notes may be independent of the information gathered by the vehicle selector. IE: VIN-specific options, need to be taken into account when determining overall fitment.