Area Representative Nick Bassett Posted November 23, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted November 23, 2018 Our VW CC 2.0TDI has only done < 40k but now 5 years old, needs a cambelt change - plan to do the water pump at the same time as it seems to make sense...Local Inde with a very good rep has quoted me £339 all in for the job, using an INA cambelt kit and Circoli waterpump... INA are German and have a good reputation (I think), but what about Circoli?ThanksNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 From what I can gather from friends "in the business" Circoli is OK to use.Not done it myself though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Bassett Posted November 26, 2018 Author Area Representative Share Posted November 26, 2018 OK thanks rjCheersNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Make sure the pump has a metal impellor, so of the cheaper ones have plastic impellors and they can fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Bassett Posted November 26, 2018 Author Area Representative Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hi Tom,I had read that but there is another argument... the early impellors were of a cheaper plastic that did indeed break up, but more modern version use a much tougher material that resists breaking up much better - also being plastic it is lighter and therefore puts less strain on the impellor bearings. Now all of this might be bollox - a bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing!The garage I'm planning to use is very respected and having spoken to the owner, all work is warranted for 12 months and to use his words, 'I only use part I know I can trust, otherwise it causes me problems down the line'...I will ask what material the impellor is made from though!CheersNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.mole1 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I've just done the cambelt on my 2013 VW T5 and I used genuine parts and the impellor is indeed made of plastic. Most modern stuff is made out of this s*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim 123 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 From memory, Euro Car Parts who are one of the UK's largest suppliers to the non-franchised garage trade, control and possibly own the Circoli brand. In this type of arrangement there is some chance that Euro are sourcing from OEM suppliers whose contracts preclude them from participating against the OEM in the aftermarket. Equally, some parts could be sourced from 3rd party suppliers who clone OEM designs.I'd speculate that the motor trade at large would not endorse fitting of Circoli parts if there was a high failure rate, as the trade would have to cover the labour content of repairs. The INA belt is made by a major OEM supplier Schaeffler who own the brand, and it will probably be a re-badged OEM part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Or even the OEM will be a re-badged INA bearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The cambelt tensioner bearing on my k series seven is an INA as recommended by DVA.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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