Sometimes Aisin (was Denso) is better than Toyota

[lowenbrau]

I needed a new water pump and didn’t feel great about paying a couple hundred at the dealer. Somehow while searching I found a Denso part number and plugged it into the online parts places. Sure enough Rock auto had one for $75US. All in after shipping duties and taxes it was on my porch today for $125 cdn. I'm pretty sure I paid more for the last one I bought in 1998.

EDIT...


Please just ignore all references to Denso in this thread. It is an Aisin water pump.

 

[Land Cruiser Rob]

How about posting the part numbers for reference.

 

[lowenbrau]

Right. Here it is. WPT-074

 

[Tapage]

let us know how it works for you ..

 

[blis]

Seeing it is made by aisin it is most likely OEM part... Should work like a dream....

 

[Douglas S]

Brand new OEM Toyota from Akella - $120.45 for a 1HD-T/1HZ

Is that for your HDJ81 or BJ74?

 

[BEE-JAY42]

I'm still confused by the Denso reference?

 

[lowenbrau]

It is for my BJ 74.

(Nippon)Denso makes many of the mechanical components on Toyotas. Sometimes you can buy them in OEM Denso boxes.
The same holds for Aisin

 

[lowenbrau]

And yet, after looking up the Aisin number and ordering the Aisin part and taking a photo of the Aisin box and posting it I mistakenly called it a Denso part even after being corrected. Holy feeble minded.

Please just ignore all references to Denso in this thread. It is an Aisin water pump.

 

[blis]

You're starting to make some sense

 

[lowenbrau]

Installed it today. Those paint splotches are where they ground off the teq casting emblems and touched them up with mis-matched paint

Seems to work so far.

I'm pretty sure that the fan shroud is made of recycled razer blades. My forearms took a thrashing.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Did your new pump have the nylon impeller?

 

[lowenbrau]

Did your new pump have the nylon impeller?

Didn't think to look. Can you see it by peering into the inlet?

 

[roscoFJ73]

Im not sure. I was just wondering if they constructed them the same way as the 1HZ and 1HD T pumps. I think the nylon impeller is preferable over the metal type used in the aftermarket pumps.

 

[joekatana]

A year or so ago I found a 3b cruiser on Rockauto and bought some 12V glow plugs for it.

Ever since I have searched rockauto for more diesel parts but can't find another listing that lets me choose a diesel

Could you tell me what year and model you searched for?

thanks

Joe