RV8 water pump needed

[digga951]

My neighbour is in need of a water pump for his 1990ish 350SE - 3.9 non-serp engine.

We took the old one off today and the bearings were so worn that the impellers inside had worn a hole through the outer casting!

Does anyone here know of a good, sensibly priced supplier of these pumps? After doing some research today, I think its a standard Rover SD1 unit rather than a Range Rover one. The Range Rover casting is a lot bigger on one side. Also, on the pump we took off there is a smaller rubber hose connector (15mm?) as well as the main rad hose connector (40mm?) - see pictures. Do they all have this "extra" smaller hose connector?

Halfrauds were useless, as were the main motor factors around here. There also does seem to be 3 or 4 different types out there depending on age/type of engine application. Wheres the best place to find a new pump at sensible money, and does anyone have a decent spare one laying around that they want to sell?

If you can help, let me know and I'll pass the details on.

Thanks in advance,

Dan.

[sadbloke]

RPI on ebay under the partsrange username, genuine unipart, not cheap but better than rimmers? see item number 4621590668

[number 7]

Its an SD1 Vitesse unit. Got mine from RPI a couple of months back. £75 plus vat & delv. Unipart GWP2149. If you get it from them, ask that they send you one of their own gaskets, as the standard one is crap.

7.

[digga951]

Thanks for the recommendations - I've passed them on! Seems as well to buy a new one at that money I think.

Dan.