![]() ![]() So - I believe that what you'll need to do is remove the water pump and replace the gasket that goes between the steel backer plate and the timing cover. There is also some crusty residue around the threads of the coolant temp sensor. There is a drip on the lower water pump bolt. This could ultimately cause the chamber to corrode and coolant to spill into the crankcase. Now it seems like it drips when sitting over night, when it gets cold out. If not for the weep holes (probably used to detect leaks as well as relieve any air pressure changes in the chamber) - the coolant would build up in the chamber. If either of these two ports do not seal properly, the coolant will get between the steel plate and the timing cover. 1 VE 2008 3.6ltr Not sure what that bolt hole is for above the water pump or why coolant is coming out of it. That steel plate has only two areas that are to be sealed to the timing cover - the two large ports that pass the output of the water pump through to the front cover and ultimately the block. When this hole is leaking it means your waterpump, bearings/seals are shot and the pump. The earlier design (as opposed to the shorty late designs common to the Explorer and newer Mustang 50) has a steel plate that seals the back of the water pump. Water pumps usually have a hole in the bottom of them near the pulley. Ford decided to take a weird approach (as compared to the rest of the world) to sealing up their water pumps. ![]()
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