Thermostat

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Originally Posted by Acidphase

I wasn't referring to the water pump gasket , I was clearly talking about the thermostat gasket

My question/inquiry still stands unanswered though. Replacing a water pump is standard maintenance around 100k miles?
That's somewhat discouraging for a german engineered machine lol

Haha yeah, I meant thermostat though, sorry.

A lot of people replace the water pump when they do a cooling system overhaul. I did get a waterpump with the intention to replace it along with the hoses but with a few anecdotes on line indicating these are relatively long-lived, plus it being relatively accessible, I held off for now. I've read reports of these OE water pumps reaching beyond 100,000 miles, so at 45,000 now, I'm (hopefully) still a ways off.