After five years the waterpump(german made) from busdepot began to leak out of the weep hole. I had taken care not to over tighten the belt as I could just barely hear a belt squeal when I first started the van. I had changed the coolant using dexcol. The up side was I had replaced the hoses when I replaced the waterpump so this time around I only needed to change the pump. I bought a bosch made in Italy from my flaps for about 20 dollars more than the from busdepot. I had removed the pushrod cover and the other sheetmetal on the left side. This time I remove one clamp on the oil cooler and detached the oil cooler from the waterpump and engine sliding the oil cooler off with the metal pipe to the waterpump still attached. When you get the oil cooler gasket make sure you get the one that attached to the cooler and not just the oil ring that busdepot sells. Thepartsbin has a good picture of this difference. Having the oil cooler out gives a bit more space and seems to make the job go easier. It will be interesting to see how long this pump lasts. I am happy to pay more for a pump that would last a bit longer. Gary
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