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Plastic or metal impeller?
This is a discussion on Plastic or metal impeller? within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; My machine has to go into the workshop on Thursday to sort out a problem (takes ages to warm up ...
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20-02-2007, 22:58
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Home Counties
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| Plastic or metal impeller? My machine has to go into the workshop on Thursday to sort out a problem (takes ages to warm up inside the cabin, radiator fans going non stop, engine light on dashboard on, etc) and they have mentioned that the thermostat might be jammed, or maybe the impeller on the water pump has broken. My engine is 1.6 AVU, but I thought it was only the early 1.8's which suffered from plastic impellers. Could any knowledgeable person state whether my one has a plastic or metal impeller? Don't want them to rip me off...... Thanks, SR |
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20-02-2007, 23:28
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| BRISKODA Staff  Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts.
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| Re: Plastic or metal impeller? Skoda still only supply plastic impellors as oem, so if your car has an original skoda one its plastic. You can get metal ones, but these are made by a third party.
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20-02-2007, 23:37
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| Mongreller  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon
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| Re: Plastic or metal impeller? I just got a metal impellered one from GSF for about £25.  Cheaper and should last longer.
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21-02-2007, 00:15
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| BRISKODA Staff  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cambridgeshire
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| Re: Plastic or metal impeller? I opted to have the later modified OEM plastic impeller water pump fitted when the cambelt was changed on the assumption that the main problems of the impeller breaking free of the shaft, and the plastic vanes breaking, have now been designed out.
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