I'm stumped - coolant leak
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Have you put a mirror and a light in there to check both sides of the timing cover?
I had a slow leak from mine and it took me cramming a camera in the motor to find it.
I thought it was a freeze plug because of the coolant on the transmission support but I later found that it was coming from the timing cover gasket.
I could see it leaking more after the engine warms up like it is in your case.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5418828242_76d7db82c1_z.jpg)
This one's big so you can see the cover leak at the top of the picture
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5418829166_61e7af7980_b.jpg)
and this is the culprit at the right water port on the gasket.
I had a slow leak from mine and it took me cramming a camera in the motor to find it.
I thought it was a freeze plug because of the coolant on the transmission support but I later found that it was coming from the timing cover gasket.
I could see it leaking more after the engine warms up like it is in your case.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5418828242_76d7db82c1_z.jpg)
This one's big so you can see the cover leak at the top of the picture
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5418829166_61e7af7980_b.jpg)
and this is the culprit at the right water port on the gasket.
![](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4416799565_9d2a5c7d33_z.jpg)
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