Amazon AISIN TKT-021 kit

[UltTrail runner]

Hi, I am in the middle of replacing the timing belt and water pump of my 05LX. I got the AISIN kit from Amazon. But once I put the old water pump(oem) side to side to the AISIN water pump, the AISIN pump looks slightly different from the old OEM pump.

I checked a post from @LC2001, the water pump from his AISIN kit looks like the same to the OEM.

Should I concern to install this water pump? Definitely want to do the job once with correct parts. Thanks in advance.

The left is old OEM water pump. Right is Aisin water pump I got.

Upper: Aisin. Lower: OEM.

Amazon link:
Amazon Aisin TKT-021 Kit

 

[GTV]

Normally I would say that parts can acquire manufacturing changes over time and not to worry about it. But since you got it on Amazon...

 

[TheLCProject]

The Aisin you have is how my Aisin water pump looks like.

 

[UltTrail runner]

The Aisin you have is how my Aisin water pump looks like.

Does your water pump work well?

I found partsouq has this water pump which is more alike to the AISIN one I have. The part # is 16100-59276 which listed as substitute of 16100-59275.

 

[TheLCProject]

It worked fine. Even the partsouq one has a different inlet/outlet shape.

 

[UltTrail runner]

It worked fine. Even the partsouq one has a different inlet/outlet shape.

Great, thanks for confirming.