[johnray70]

Hi gents. I've owned my vitara for about eight years and I had the belt changed at 105k and now it has 230k and was wondering if I should get the water pump changed as its the original item. Cheers ray

[christover1]

A lot of bits come out to get to the timing belt,
it makes sense to replace everything in there,
while your at it.

[want33s]

Fark me 125,000Km on a belt...

[shandy92]

Fark me 230,000Km on a water pump...

[DarkHorse]

Pretty sure my water pump was original and I only changed it at 210,000 - was mint and I reckon worked better than the brand new replacement...

[Gwagensteve]

I wonder how many people have pulled out a perfectly functional genuine suzuki pump when they change the belt and replace it with an inferior chinese copy?

I think it's a good idea to change the pump with the belt, especially at 200K+, but I'd be putting a genuine pump back in.

Steve.

[Scrawny]

153,000kms on my timing belt. I should probably change it soon.....

[DarkHorse]

Gwagensteve wrote:

I wonder how many people have pulled out a perfectly functional genuine suzuki pump when they change the belt and replace it with an inferior chinese copy?

I think it's a good idea to change the pump with the belt, especially at 200K+, but I'd be putting a genuine pump back in.

Steve.

That's exactly what I did. Replacement had smaller, thinner blades and the whole thing felt a bit flimsy compared to the original, which did look absolutely new. The belt did too, so I guess there's a chance they had both been changed not long before I got it.

Live and learn.