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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 06:29 PM
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Default Leaking coolant from timing cover I think? Pic in post.

This is my brother's truck. He was driving and the engine started spewing coolant. Figured it was the water pump or thermostat so I replaced them both and took it for a test drive. Temps are good but it's leaking coolant still. Below is the a pic of where I think it's leaking from. Is it a simple gasket or something more major? Also, I didn't see any evidence of coolant in the oil from the dip stick.

Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

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The picture got rotated for some reason. Sorry about that.

Edit: It's a 2003 with the V6 engine
 

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Can't really tell anything by that pic.
 
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The clamp doesn't look to be tight. There's a gap between the hose and spring clamp along the bottom edge.

How's the bypass hose on the water pump?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jkeaton
Can't really tell anything by that pic.
Aw shoot. It was the best I could do from under the truck. I'll try to get a better pic later. Thank you
 
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Originally Posted by 00DakDan
The clamp doesn't look to be tight. There's a gap between the hose and spring clamp along the bottom edge.

How's the bypass hose on the water pump?
Yeah I saw that and I'll adjust it if I end up attempting to repair this leak (It may be taken to mechanic cause I don't have a lot of time to fix it). Definitely wasn't leaking from there though. The bypass hose is the one on the top of the water pump, right? It should be good too. Everything around the water pump looked dry. Thanks for the reply
 

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Old Jul 30, 2017 | 06:58 PM
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Does this help any? The oil pan is in the bottom left corner. I think that's the timing chain cover behind the water pump, correct?

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looks like a loose timing cover bolt or warped timing cover. Keep in mind that 2 bolts on each side of the pump go through the timing cover and into the block, I'm pretty sure. I somehow dont have any photos of it in my album
 
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Yeah, need to replace timing cover gasket.
 
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So the problem was the timing cover which was replaced by a local mechanic due to my lack of time. Thanks everyone for the replies!
 
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