I have had the Meziere in my car for over 4 years now. It is my daily driver. I drive it at least 40-50 minutes per day 5 days a week.

Even if a pump is rated for 1200 hour. That would mean you would have to drive your car for roughly 4 hours per day*365 days/year.

I seem to remember that the Meziere was rated for many more hours then that.

Regardless, electric pumps have my vote. i went though three stock pumps (original plus 2 replacements) before I smartened up and went electric.

 

I could have swore my Meziere was rated at 2500 hrs or so.

 

http://ken.lowrance.com/projects/CSI.../Schematic.jpg

check this diagram out, looks good, but i'am wondering if the indicator lamp will go off when the pump dies...not just when it looses power, i know some about electronics, but i wanted to be sure, i was thinking maybe its wired that way b/c maybe when the pump dies it will throw the relay which will turn the indicator light off? or would theyre be any "safer" way to wire the light so i would know when the pump dies.....
thanks

 

TTT

 

Just though I'd let you know...I got the pump installed the next day after that last post, and everything has gone perfect so far, got a little <750mi on it, and a good 3 weeks.......indicator lamp circuit seems to function properly, and the relay diagram is a perfect match.....thanks guys.

 

I'm with this guy. The problem with an electric water pump is that they're only good for so long and when they go out you're really in trouble! Of course you'll hear everyone who has one saying that they've been running theirs for a year or just over a year, but don't expect them to last too much longer than that...

Maybe it's worth the few extra hp...depends on how often you drive your car. If you have a strictly track car or just a weekend driver, then you'd probably be fine with an elec. WP. If you drive yours every day like I do, the life of the WP will be limited...

Just my $.02

 

I agree but here's how I see it, do the math on the life exp. hours, and its a long *** time, and unlike normal pumps they dont care about stop and go traffic, hardcore driving, or highway driving, they are doing the same amount of work all the time.

The real point is, if a normal pump is going to die...it will die and you will be stranded for a long as time trying to change the pump on the side of the road. A new delco pump is +/- 200, you can get a CSI for 130, and with the CSI, you could carry an extra one with you in the back of the car if you were really wanted too, and with the removal of 5) 5/16 bolts, no wiring cutting or crimping, and no gaskets, reinstall a NEW pump in about 15 minutes easily on the side of the road, without even getting underneath the car. PLUS, if the pump dies it WILL NOT leak onto the opti, it will just fail.......these things are unheard of with the stock pump. If I had to buy 2 csi pumps in the time that one stock pump would last, then i consider the $60 extra to be my labor well payed, that stock pump is a POS, and POS to remove.

And for those of you who think you stock pump is good for 100k mi or more, think again, my car has 96k and my pump was destroyed, the bearings were gone and the blades of the fan had been gouging and cuttin on the inside of the pump for who knows how long, it was so off balance it actually cut huge lines in the aluminum housing underneath, it was so far gone it even damaged the seal on the timing cover from it vibrating so much......

 

They may last a long time if you don't drive your car every day to work or class...

If someone is looking into an elec. WP as just a small power adder (assuming they're not just buying one because the timing chain requires it or just replacing a stock faulty pump), I'd advise getting an oil pump instead. You'd see about the same gains with half the problems...

 

Does anyone run an electric pump with the little driveshaft still sticking out of the timing chain cover. It seems that you could simply remove the female to female splined shaft that attaches to the two splined shafts. I think with the freeze plug and no intermdiate shaft, there would be plenty of room. Would that be more or less likely to leak?

 

That shaft is just a pressed fit in the top of the block. I removed mine & used a washer & RTV to plug my timing cover... I may have a pic in my Sig linky...

 

Guilty. When I installed the CSI on the car, I was pressed for time so I just left the shaft in there. I've already pressed it out and filled the hole in my new block/timing cover though.

 

Mine I had made like a frezeout plug for it . Works great no problems..