leaking engine coolant from the passenger side . i noticed it leaks when i park my car and it stand there over night or for longer time . the leak seems to be some where by the tire anyone knows what can it be ?

 

it could be from anywhere really. drip down something and travel over. i guess try to trace it. i know this isn't much help

 

Original water pump and seals? The water pump appears to leak from the crank pulley area, due to the weep hole design behind the timing cover.

 

yeap everything still original . at least from what i know

 

+1 to pmohr. Sounds like the water pump seals or pump itself are allowing the leak. It'd be best to just replace the whole assembly.

 

by the whole assembly u mean the water pump and the seal on it ? anyone knows good place to get water pumpat a good price ?

 

it usual the seals that go wrong on them but i would always replace it if your going to do the seals. i just got mine replaced last month, i was too busy to do it myself so i had to put some green down

 

how much did u pay and where did u get the water pump from any webisdes or just a dealer ?

 

I have a leak there. Some days it leaks some it doesnt. The strange thing is it has been going on forever. How long does it take to pull the timing cover?

 

I got mine for ~$50 from either AZ or NAPA.

No need to pull the timing cover for just the water pump, though it does make it so amazingly easy once the cover is off.

First timer, I'd say a few hours, most of which is time spent finding all the hiding 10mm (head) bolts, forgetting about the two long 12mm (head) bolts hiding behind the lower oil pan, and getting that damned PS pump out of the way.

Getting it back on...is a different story. Have fun with the RTV, is all I can really say.

 

Doesn't really make sense to remove the timing cover for a water pump job. Without removing the entire cover me and a bud took about an 1 1/2 hours to replace the water pump from jacking the car up to starting it. That includes some wasted time as well.

 

yes same here Peebs187 what i notice is that mine leaks on cold days . it started last year during the fall and through out winter when the spring came it just stooped ..

 

cold weather probly caused the o-rings around the water pump to contract.

to replace them i wouldnt take off the timing chain cover, i didnt when i had to do mine. but ya it will take a good afternoon to do.

 

oki so what do i need to buy? water pump and the water pump seal ?

 

yeah, sounds like a cash job for a mechanic then. Is the pump prone to premature seal wear or is it more about changing the coolant more regularly?

 

No, just the water pump, two M8x1.25x40mm bolts, some rtv, and coolant.