Yeah.....I was kinda tempted to keep the original water pump on my motor too. My 3.4 motor had 62K on it and the pulley still had that nice tight feeling to it. Knowing I'll be back in there in 60K to replace the timing belt it was rather tempting to keep the original water pump. BUT...after considering how deep it is in the motor, I figured $120 is little to pay for some piece of mind, and I replaced it.