birdman77
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Okay, hate to ask for help as new member, but this is urgent!
Have had the leak for about 1 month, keeps getting worse. Car is super well-maintained, 135k miles, timing & water pump replaced approx. 25K/3 yrs ago. Leak was initially only noticeable when engine was off, but now leaks while running also. The thermostat was BADLY corroded and dripping coolant, so I changed with the OEM ($40 part) thermostat and gasket. However, leak continues.
Took off TIMING cover only, and belt looked clean/dry....could see a LITTLE corrosion on the water pump...may have been from the drip hole. Passenger motor mount is BROKE, so this leads me to believe leak could be from center of car OR driver's side. I came to this conclusion after jacking up passenger side for several hours -- and leak only dripped from driver's side.
There is coolant EVERYWHERE though! Oil pan = covered. Transmission Pan = Covered. Driver's side undercarriage = covered. I do know for a fact the distributor is leaking oil so this may have corroded a hose or two that I cannot see. And also some of the coolant may be mixed with oil -- it's so nasty I can't really differentiate that mixture.
Any suggestions? Sorry for rant. My pops did the timing belt job and is ace mechanic, but there's only so much he can do 2500 miles away over a phone. Anyone else come across this ****ty of a leak on this gen V6? Please, anything will help. Trying to avoid the "pressure test" that will likely result in mechanic immediately suggesting waterpump/timing job. I can hear it already
Have had the leak for about 1 month, keeps getting worse. Car is super well-maintained, 135k miles, timing & water pump replaced approx. 25K/3 yrs ago. Leak was initially only noticeable when engine was off, but now leaks while running also. The thermostat was BADLY corroded and dripping coolant, so I changed with the OEM ($40 part) thermostat and gasket. However, leak continues.
Took off TIMING cover only, and belt looked clean/dry....could see a LITTLE corrosion on the water pump...may have been from the drip hole. Passenger motor mount is BROKE, so this leads me to believe leak could be from center of car OR driver's side. I came to this conclusion after jacking up passenger side for several hours -- and leak only dripped from driver's side.
There is coolant EVERYWHERE though! Oil pan = covered. Transmission Pan = Covered. Driver's side undercarriage = covered. I do know for a fact the distributor is leaking oil so this may have corroded a hose or two that I cannot see. And also some of the coolant may be mixed with oil -- it's so nasty I can't really differentiate that mixture.
Any suggestions? Sorry for rant. My pops did the timing belt job and is ace mechanic, but there's only so much he can do 2500 miles away over a phone. Anyone else come across this ****ty of a leak on this gen V6? Please, anything will help. Trying to avoid the "pressure test" that will likely result in mechanic immediately suggesting waterpump/timing job. I can hear it already