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Car Water Pump Replacement - Automotive Electric Water Pump

Car and Truck Water Pumps from $10

If you notice leaking coolant and your engine's temperature gauge reading higher than normal temperature, it's time to replace your cars water pump. At Parts Geek we carry hundreds of top brand water pumps, including both mechanical and electric water pumps. Our water pump kits come equipped with all essential gaskets and seals, ready for installation upon arrival. Shop our catalog for optimal performance and considerable savings on every purchase.

Pro Tip:In our experience changing thousands of water pumps, we suggest replacing your timing belt along with the water pump, our timing belt kits come equipped with complete water pumps, belts, tensioners, gaskets, and necessary seals.

How do you know if your cars water pump is bad?

The most common signs of a failing water pump include leaking coolant, engine overheating, steam coming from under your hood, and a high pitched whining noise coming from the pump.

What are the most popular water pump brands?

The most popular brands for water pumps include A1 Cardone, AC Delco, Airtax, Beck Arnley, Bosch, Gates, Hella, and Motorcraft. At Parts Geek, you get the best priced water pumps available online, whether you choose an AC Delco water pump or Gates water pump, you won't find better prices than ours.

What causes a water pump to break?

Faulty water pumps result in slowed coolant circulation and may bring about overheating. Frequent problems associated to water pumps include coolant leaks, busted bearings or a defective impeller.

Can I drive a car with a bad water pump?

It's not advisable to drive with a bad water pump, since your water pumps job is to keep your engine from overheating, a faulty pump cannot push coolant through the block at a sufficient rate which would lead to your engine overheating, causing total engine failure.

Automotive Water Pump Information

Car Water Pump Overview

If you don't know already, your vehicles engine runs at extremely high temperatures and relies on multiple parts working together continuously to maintain a cool temperature to avoid damage. One of the most important parts that keeps your engine running at the right temperature is the water pump.

Your water pump provides the pumping power needed to circulate a vehicle's coolant. A mechanical water pump does this will the help of your engines timing belt, which helps the pump force coolant (also referred to as antifreeze) from the radiator, through the engine, and back to the radiator all via coolant hoses. This circulation of coolant helps absorb excess heat generated by the engine, preventing overheating and enabling your engine to operate at the optimum temperature.

On the other hand, electric water pumps are more common in late year performance, electric and hybrid vehicles. These pumps hold an electric motor that allow the pump to work as long as your vehicle is powered on.

4 components reliant on the water pump

Your engine is cooled with the help of your water pump along with your radiator, cooling fans, thermostat, and coolant hoses that carry the coolant throughout the engine.

Without these other parts, your water pump wouldn't be able to cool the engine properly and therefor your engine would suffer from overheating every time you tried to drive. Your water pump also relies on your vehicles thermostat which helps in reading your engines temperature as it's running.

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