DennisWaller

I plan to replace the timing belt on my 1998 Honda CR-V LX this summer and I will replace the water pump at the same time. Many OEM parts houses offer two water pumps for this car, one made by GMB and the other by NPW. There is a slight price difference between them but that is insignificant. The important question is which of the pumps is the most reliable and will have the longest life. The current pump was installed new at the factory and does not leak although the car about 98,000 miles on the odometer.

Has anyone performed a test to evaluate pumps from these two manufacturers?
Dennis Waller

AutoXer

Even for the same model year, there can be multiple OEM suppliers for the same part. Being OEM they are both built with the same design drawings and specs, just coming from different factories.

EDIT: this also should be in another forum, by the way.