Jabsco Impeller

[Rowana]

I need to get a replacement impeller for the seawater pump on my Beta engine. The part number is 18653-0001B

I checked on the internet, and Repower Marine on Ebay seem to be cheapest.
It says on their website - "Repower Marine's high quality Impellers are made to OEM standards and specifications, using the exact rubber compounds as the originals."

I'm a bit wary of using something that is not an original Jabsco part on such a critical item.

Has anybody any experience of Repower Marine?

 

[sailorman]

Beta do not make impellers, its either Jabsco or Johnson

 

[nigelmercier]

If they made tyres, would you buy them?

 

[Mountnessie]

Using one at the moment

Bought off Ebay... I kept replacing visually perfect Jabsco impellers every year so thought I would try one of these.

TBH after looking closely at it before fitting I honestly can't tell the difference. Mind you it's only had a few hours use so far so ask again at the end of the season.

Worth a go IMHO.

 

[doug748]

This mob seem to have the real thing for a few quid more:

http://www.mackengineering.co.uk/cart.php?suggest=0

I always use Jabsco even on my Johnson pump. Any broken vanes bung up the back of the heat exchanger so I would not personally be tempted by third party items for such a small saving.

 

[Rowana]

This mob seem to have the real thing for a few quid more:

http://www.mackengineering.co.uk/cart.php?suggest=0

I always use Jabsco even on my Johnson pump. Any broken vanes bung up the back of the heat exchanger so I would not personally be tempted by third party items for such a small saving.

I was thinking along these lines, but I just thought I'd ask the combined wisdom of those on here.

Thanks all.

 

[SHUG]

This mob seem to have the real thing for a few quid more:

http://www.mackengineering.co.uk/cart.php?suggest=0.

+1

 

[thalassa]

Bought off Ebay... I kept replacing visually perfect Jabsco impellers every year so thought I would try one of these.

TBH after looking closely at it before fitting I honestly can't tell the difference. Mind you it's only had a few hours use so far so ask again at the end of the season.

Worth a go IMHO.

After replacing the impeller last year with a new original Jabsco example, two vanes came off cleanly after only six hours running time. The Ebay replacement is doing fine until now. Luckily, the vanes were still trapped in the exit appendage.

 

[charles_reed]

Interesting that folks still have such blind faith in OEM replacements.

Jabsco has long been part of ITT (http://www.itt.com/Home/), who do appear to own some contract moulders.

Johnson have just been bought into the SPX group (so recently renamed that it is under its old name SPW on the NYSE). Finding out anything about them is more difficult, because of the state of flux.

From experience of the industry I'd suggest that both pump companies use local contract moulders to supply them - some they repackage and sell through their own dedicated supply chain at very considerable margins as spare parts. The same contract moulders probably supply the aftermarket suppliers mentioned in the thread. Material specifications, dimesnsions etc would be exactly the same as the OEM parts.
For most Johnson pumps you can get impellers in at least 3 different material specifications, dependent on the rotation speed, liquid being pumped and its temperature. Johnson even offer replacement Jabsco impellers:-
http://global.johnson-pump.com/JPMarine/products/impellers/index.html
More important than manufacture is the material used - either neoprene or MC97 for raw water pumps. The former more flexible the latter harder-wearing.
I've long since abandoned buying impellers packaged by Yanmar - they're more expensive and you take a gamble on whether it's MC97, neoprene or any other material.
If your raw-water is well filtered MC97 lasts (I'm assured) x3 as long as neoprene but, if they encounter debris will shatter.
Relative prices £19 from Yanmar; £7 from Johnson Pumps.

As usual, the devil lies in the detail. Firing from the hip is likely to hit nothing.

 

[doug748]

Interesting that folks still have such blind faith in OEM replacements......

..... Firing from the hip is likely to hit nothing.

I see nothing in the posts to provoke such a strident response. The rest of your post seems calculated to impress us with your knowledge rather than help the poster.

Not uncommon, I must admit.

If your advice is to save 2 quid and buy from Repower, then spit it out.

 

[scottie]

I see nothing in the posts to provoke such a strident response. The rest of your post seems calculated to impress us with your knowledge rather than help the poster.

Not uncommon, I must admit.

If your advice is to save 2 quid and buy from Repower, then spit it out.

Remove alleged contentious first line and you have an informed post giving good advise
What's wrong with that

There is a lot of uninformed anecdotal posting some of which is usefull other potentially harmfull throughout this forum the difficulty is decerning what is helpfull.