Anyone here currently use or have past experience with a duralast water pump from Autozone? I need one ASAP and this is my fastest option

 

I havent had the dis-pleasure of replacing mine yet, but with autozone you do get a warranty, so if it is bad or goes bad you can take it back.

 

Works fine.

 

I was able to locate a new factory pump for $100, compared to the $190 pump at autozone. Thanks for the input guys

 

What are some thoughts on factory pumps? most of the dealers I speak to try to steer me away from the factory

 

As long as the propeller shaft and propeller are not plastic, everything should be fine. My late BMW had a plastic propeller attached to a steel shaft. Bad combination. I was doing a donut on dry pavement one day and poof. The radiator split, the waterpump propeller disconnected from the shaft. Safe to say I'll never own another piece of S*** BMW again. The one component that really makes the difference is the bearing. However it is near impossible to determine a good bearing from a lesser quality by visual only. A bad pump will make noise. This is the bearing. Either rusted out or started to sieze up. As long as the propeller still spins, the propeller still draws in coolant.