water pump back ordered

nysmithsonian · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:19 pm **Posts:** 8

Attention all fellow CRD owners!
My 2005 Liberty CRD is in the shop for timing belt and water pump (99k miles).
My mechanic told me that the water pump is on a national back order and that there were 101 orders ahead of me. Apparently, Chrysler is not giving a timeframe for when they will be available.
Luckily, I have a cousin who's a diesel mechanic in England. I asked him to look for them and he said that they're in stock there. I'm putting in an order.
Anyone else want one?
Ian

papaindigo · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:24 pm

Have you tried http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/C ... 985AA.html ; they appeared to be in stock at check out yesterday although I did not try to order as I have one. Also check Crown direct. Alternatively RockAuto has a rebuild service at http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carco ... ttype,2208

No personal experience with either just tossing this out there.

jlgail4309 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:05 pm

papaindigo wrote:

Have you tried http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku/C ... 985AA.html ; they appeared to be in stock at check out yesterday although I did not try to order as I have one. Also check Crown direct. Alternatively RockAuto has a rebuild service at http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carco ... ttype,2208

No personal experience with either just tossing this out there.

I wasn't able to find a water pump. I tried autopartswarehouse they showed stock. So I ordered and they called the next day to cancel. I looked high and low . No luck over sea's is the only place I now.

MRausch82 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:26 pm

Keep us posted on this. I hope that the unavailability is not a long term thing... or a sign of things to come. I am 38K from a timing belt service, which will put me, roughly, late Summer 2012.

wolcott · **Joined:** Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:16 pm **Posts:** 108

I'm having the same problem. We got in one water pump, got it installed, then the seller called and said it was a defective pump shipped out by mistake. For some reason, these seem be prone to shortages.

2mopar_diesels · **Posted:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:33 pm

Just find a rebuild service close to home.......these places are literally everywhere. Usually, any place that works on allot of semi trucks is a good place too start.

nysmithsonian · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:19 pm **Posts:** 8

I wasn't sure if this was common although I couldn't find a reference to a scarcity.
Well, I've got a source for the hard to find parts in the US, but I'm not going to put his info out unless there's a demand for parts and he agrees to share his info. I've gotta watch out for family.
I'm happy to be a member of your forum!
Ian

2mopar_diesels · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:40 am

nysmithsonian wrote:

I wasn't sure if this was common although I couldn't find a reference to a scarcity.
Well, I've got a source for the hard to find parts in the US, but I'm not going to put his info out unless there's a demand for parts and he agrees to share his info. I've gotta watch out for family.
I'm happy to be a member of your forum!
Ian

That's the easy part........bearings, seals, and impellers are ready made to find and fit, even if they ate not the exact manufactures replacement parts. The castings are the hard and expensive things to replicate.

lurch519 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:51 am

We just rolled past the 100,000 mile mark and also have been informed that there is a national backorder. I would be interested in one from over the pond if it is a match and the price is comparable.

nysmithsonian · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:19 pm **Posts:** 8

My cousin's price for the Chrysler OE water pump is £177.71+tax and shipping. That's equal to $272.32! I don't know what the tax and shipping charges will come out to yet as I haven't officially ordered it but any way you look at it, that's a lot for a water pump!
FYI; I had him price out cams (just to see) and for both cams (intake and exhaust) they were $544.95 and $546.14, respectively.
Custom cam work would be cheaper than buying OE replacements! I've already had a needle bearing on a roller (rocker arm) go bad. If I hadn't have caught it I'd be in a heap of trouble! Keep your ear to the motor!

Hoosier CRD · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 2:09 pm

According to a dealer contact that I spoke with this morning, the number of backordered water pumps is now 150. 70 units are due in on 01/20. No word yet on when the others are set to arrive.

I've been gathering parts for my TB change. My mileage is currently 97K. If I need to change the belt and go back into it after the pump arrives, then so be it. The priority is the timing belt.

FWIW,

Hoosier CRD

jlgail4309 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:16 pm

I should get mine back from timing belt change next week. Planning on going back in a soon as I get a pump. Belt is most important!

lurch519 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:22 am

We were quoted $370 for a water pump at the dealer today plus taxes of course.

racertracer · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:50 am

lurch519 wrote:

We were quoted $370 for a water pump at the dealer today plus taxes of course.

I need the most recent water pump OEM part number.

Hoosier CRD · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:30 pm

racertracer wrote:

lurch519 wrote:

We were quoted $370 for a water pump at the dealer today plus taxes of course.

I need the most recent water pump OEM part number.

Water pump P/N: 5142985AA

Hoosier CRD

jlgail4309 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:34 pm

racertracer wrote:

lurch519 wrote:

We were quoted $370 for a water pump at the dealer today plus taxes of course.

I need the most recent water pump OEM part number.

did they have one in stock.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:22 pm

I suspect Chrysler burned some suppliers during the bankruptcy - so they're not as willing to stock extra parts until they have committed orders.

Combine that with a lot of 05's/06's now hitting 100,000 and deciding to change the waterpump while doing the timing belt.

hopefully it's a temporary thing.

MRausch82 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:28 pm

ATXKJ wrote:

I suspect Chrysler burned some suppliers during the bankruptcy - so they're not as willing to stock extra parts until they have committed orders.

Combine that with a lot of 05's/06's now hitting 100,000 and deciding to change the waterpump while doing the timing belt.

hopefully it's a temporary thing.

I would think that it is a VM pump that came from VM or one of VM's suppliers. I agree, seems that a lot of the 05-06's are near or over 100K now. The ones who know better are doing the timing belt now. Our local dealer gave me the "oh, I thought those had a chain, let me check" line... :roll:

grywlfbg · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:36 pm

Oh no!

It looks like I have a leaking head gasket and although I am shy of 100k was going to have them do the TB, water pump, etc since they'd be right there anyway. This sucks - I'm having to add water every other day :cry:

I just ordered all my TB parts from moparpartsamerica. Their site said $188 for the water pump. We'll see what they say when they come in to work tomorrow.

grywlfbg · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:01 pm

Quick update - I spoke w/ the moparpartsamerica folks today and they said the current backorder is supposed to be filled by mid-Feb. I can't wait that long so I'm thinking of going to rebuild route. Anyone used roackauto's rebuild service?

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