Where's waldo kind of game?




This is the front of engine standing over the passenger wheel.

The truck overheated and when i went to fill the coolant back up it was spewing out of that hole. It looked like it could be a bad gasket from the waterpump so I swapped that out yesterday.

Sadly though the waterpump did not go close enough to the block to be this seam. It looks like some kind of bracket that mounts up all the accessories.

Can someone confirm and help?

 

Timing cover gasket?

 

The timing cover gasket could very well be the problem. You would have to remove the water pump, then remove the vibration dampener to get it off. It's really hard to tell with that pic. You should take off the pump and take a picture of the leak.

 

Alright, neither the kids or I could find Waldo.... we give up!

Not sure what engine you have, but +1 on the timing cover gasket being a source of the leak, especially if it's a 4.7 liter. As Hydra says, pull the balancer & the cover to get to the gasket. When you put the cover back on make sure you also replace the balancer seal that presses into the cover. Be careful on your bolt lengths, they're easy to get mixed up on reassembly and you'll bottom some out in the block.

Bob

 

+1 on the bolt lengths. You'll save yourself a headache if you find a way to label the bolts as you remove them. I learned the hard way.

 

well these are quite easy to do if you have experance. but my consern would be the fact that case also has oil access to the oil pan so i wouldnt be driving it because you will spinn a bearing. and varafy that check the dip stick and see if there any water creamy or anti freeze.