ls water pump
Skip itSoft demand (-11.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great360.19avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great$96.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay4.7%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay2.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$20.89–$304.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$111K$111K/yr · 50K searches
Growth
Bad-11.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 flat
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
71%
Open market
24%
- A-Premium23%
- ACDelco19%
- OAW13%
- BDELI9%
- JDMSPEED7%
- LEAPTIGER6%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 31 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
A-Premium Engine Water Pump W/Gasket Compatible with Chevy Pontiac & Avanti - Camaro 98-02 Corvette 97-04 Firebird 98-02 GTO 04-06 II 01-04 5.7L 6.0L GMC LS1/LS6
A-Premium$79.694.4★250 rev
ACDelco Gold 252-845 (19195104) Engine Water Pump
ACDelco$101.704.6★2,574 rev
OAW G7290 Water Pump for Chevy 5.7L-V8 (LS1) & 6.0L-V8 (LS2) on 1997-2004 Chevrolet Corvette 98-02 Camaro Firebird 04-06 Pontiac GTO Replace: 252-846
OAW$77.644.4★210 rev
![A-Premium Enginie Water Pump [8Cyl 4.8 5.3 6.0L DOHC] w/Thermostat Compatible with GM Cars Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer H2 Workhorse - Silverado Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Yukon 9-7x More](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51s23a76F6L.jpg)
A-Premium Enginie Water Pump [8Cyl 4.8 5.3 6.0L DOHC] w/Thermostat Compatible with GM Cars Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer H2 Workhorse - Silverado Express Escalade Tahoe Sierra Yukon 9-7x More
A-Premium$89.444.6★326 rev
Water Pump With Gasket Replacement For Chevrolet GMC Tahoe Yukon 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L Vortec Replaces AW5087 AW5104 130-7340 130-7341 130-7320 WP-9409 T7052 45005 19195104 12456113
JDMSPEED$72.354.5★137 rev
Newest
by launch date
LEAPTIGER Water Pump Kit with Metal Gasket and Thermostat for 1997-2004 Chevy Corvette 1998-2002 Chevy Camaro 1998-2002 Pontiac Firebird 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO 5.7L 6.0L V8 LS1 LS2 LS6 AW5081
LEAPTIGER$69.590 rev
Marsram Engine Water Pump w/Thermostat Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer Workhorse 1999-2006 Silverado Sierra 2003-2006 Tahoe Suburban Express TrailBlazer Yukon 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L V8 OE AW5104
Marsram$83.144 rev
AW5081 Water Pump with Gasket Compatible with 01-04 Avanti 98-02 Camaro 97-04 Corvette 98-02 Firebird 04-05 GTO 5.7L/6.0L Replace for AW5081 19195105
Pnktool$64.702 rev
Jkorkm AW5104 Water Pump with Thermostat for 4.8 5.3 6.0 1999-2006 Chevy Silverado Tahoe Suburban GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Buick Hummer Isuzu Saab Replace# AW5087 252-845 12456113 12458935
JkorkM$89.1842 rev
Water Pump 45005 AW5087 252-845 for 1999-2006 Chevy GMC Cadillac 4.8 5.3 6.0L Silverado Tahoe Express Yukon Savana Envoy Sierra Escalade G7341 AW5104 Workhorse
BDELI$75.95185 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLEAPTIGER Water Pump Kit with Metal Gasket and Thermostat for 1997-2004 Chevy Corvette 1998-2002 Chevy Camaro 1998-2002 Pontiac Firebird 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO 5.7L 6.0L V8 LS1 LS2 LS6 AW5081
LEAPTIGER$69.590.0★
AW5081 Water Pump with Gasket Compatible with 01-04 Avanti 98-02 Camaro 97-04 Corvette 98-02 Firebird 04-05 GTO 5.7L/6.0L Replace for AW5081 19195105
Pnktool$64.702.0★
Marsram Engine Water Pump w/Thermostat Compatible with Chevy GMC Cadillac Hummer Workhorse 1999-2006 Silverado Sierra 2003-2006 Tahoe Suburban Express TrailBlazer Yukon 4.8L 5.3L 6.0L V8 OE AW5104
Marsram$83.145.0★
REVO Water Pump with Thermostat Replacement for Chevy Camaro Pontiac Firebird LS1 LS6 97-06 AW5081
REVO$76.340.0★
Jkorkm AW5104 Water Pump with Thermostat for 4.8 5.3 6.0 1999-2006 Chevy Silverado Tahoe Suburban GMC Sierra Yukon Cadillac Buick Hummer Isuzu Saab Replace# AW5087 252-845 12456113 12458935
JkorkM$89.184.3★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Everything fit perfectly”
“Build quality seems solid”
“Flawless install”
“worth it”
“Works and doesn't leak”
“Exactly as described”
“It works great”
“True ACDelco water pump works great easy to install”
“This product is durable and reliable”
“Easy”
What buyers complain about
“Bad quality”
“Leaking”
“looked too bad to reuse”
“causing my truck to overheat several times”
“still a bummer when parts arrive damaged”
“Doesnt work”
“Poor fit”
“Bearing inside are making noise already”
“they were Rusty”
“Install water problem”