3.8, '06, 68,000 miles, running well no misses, no loss of power, no oil in coolant.

Saw drip coming off the a/c compressor. Changed water pump 6 mths ago. routine mainteance.

can't trace the leak, just drips above and down the compressor assembly. looked at the water pump,,looks dry, dry. friend mechanic got under and saw the spot leak i was talking about and believes its coming from timing chain cover.

what's in there that leaks coolant? is it a couple of orings. is there a gasket that mates the cover down or maybe some rtv.

just trying to figure out what to do? any help

 

most likely ur intake manifold gasket.

 

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Need to ask this question in the Durango forum. That's in the neighborhood of the lower radiator hose though.

 

My problem ended up being my timing cover gasket. I bought van 2 years ago. There was no dag gum gasket behind the timing cover. someone just used sealant there.

anyway i noticed the drip coming off the a/c compressor, tracked it down to no other location it could have come from then the timing cover.

 

Think they use rtv from the factory.

 

No, there is a paper gasket between the timing cover and the block, I am suprised that someone would try to hack it with sealer, lol.

 

Right, tell me about it. surprised the sealant lasted that long. they didn't even put a oil seal on the crank either. HACKS and for 10 bucks they could have put on a gasket. makes no sense. unless it was a rush job for customer and they worked late into night after auto parts store was closed and had a tube of sealant hanging around.

 

scotter5, did you fix it yourself? I've got the same problem on a 96 GCV 3.3 and the mechanic quoted me $900 to fix it. Of course I can't spend that much and am not a bad shade tree mechanic, probably will have to do it my self. Is it a huge deal?

 

The tough part about it is getting the o-rings and gasket to stay put and not shift when you're lining up/installing the timing cover. The crankshaft is "keyed" to the oil pump, just be aware. I use the red "high tack" spray to secure them and let them set up and dry before I try it. It will suck doing it laying on the ground.