I made a thread about this a while back, but it seemed to fix itself for nearly a year but it is back now and before it gets hot out I thought I'd revisit this.
This is for my dad's Suburban (2002 5.3L). The waterpump is leaking from the gasket as far as I can tell. I have a few questions:
-Advance Auto Parts has a water pump made by GMB. Is that a decent brand? OEM is crazy expensive that's out of the question.
-Do I need RTV for this gasket?
-Should I buy a Felpro gasket rather than using the one the waterpump comes with?
-Do the bolts need to be torqued down or can I just snug them up?
I should mention I was trying to buy from Advance to keep the cost down with their promo codes.
This is for my dad's Suburban (2002 5.3L). The waterpump is leaking from the gasket as far as I can tell. I have a few questions:
-Advance Auto Parts has a water pump made by GMB. Is that a decent brand? OEM is crazy expensive that's out of the question.
-Do I need RTV for this gasket?
-Should I buy a Felpro gasket rather than using the one the waterpump comes with?
-Do the bolts need to be torqued down or can I just snug them up?
I should mention I was trying to buy from Advance to keep the cost down with their promo codes.