Nermb

I just finally fixed my no heat issue and it was indeed the auxillary pump that goes by the heater core that pumps the coolant into it. According to all data it, the part number for it is 079-965-561. However that is actually the V178 pump (coolant circulation pump 2 that goes above the end of the front driver side axle, under the engine/behind it). My luck, I ordered that as per the alldatadiy information. However, the head of the pump is different compared to the actual pump that's by the heater core, otherwise it the same pump. The right Part number is 06D12160. All you have to do is take the 3 screws on the head of the new pump and swap the head of it from the old one pump that is being replaced. The new oring seal can be moved over to the old head of the pump from the new one just to be safe. Worked to my advantage as it saved me about $70 (the pump I ordered on audionlineparts is $109 compared to $181 for the right pump). Not a big save, but with all the different things I've had to do on this car any bit of money saved is a plus lol. Just thought I'd share the information that I learned today working on it with my mechanic, as if it was someone else they would of probably made me order a whole different pump when the heads could just be swapped out in a matter of a minute. Again, it's the same exact pump just a different head to it (at least that's what it looks like from the outside of it). Someone correct me if it was the complete wrong thing to do but I have burning hot heat now just like I did when I first got the car and no problem with it whatsoever.

nimski62

Nermb