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I am taking care of a few small repairs and maintenance items on my 05 Excursion before a trip from MI to FL. I am going to be replacing my power steering pump and figured it would be a good time to also replace the water pump. It doesn't seem to show any signs of failure right now, it is just more peace of mind for me.
So besides the Bulletproof Diesel water pump, the ones from AutoZone, O'Riellys, etc. all look the same. Is there one that is preferred over the other?
Ford OEM to save some money over the Bullet proof. I've got 181k on my stock pump so far. If I go aftermarket, it'll be the BP.
Make sure to check your tensioner pulley, idler and belt while you at it. You can buy the bearings separate and do it yourself for about 25 bucks. Do a YouTube search on it.
I am doing the same thing for piece of mind. I have 205,000 miles on the original water pump. I purchased an OEM Motorcraft water pump and tensioner pulley from ebay for under $200 for both in the original packaging. I can't justify spending a lot of cash on an aftermarket water pump when the original one lasted over 12 years.
