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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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I went out to the garage today to find a small (less than the size of a penny) and only one drop where I had my car parked yesterday when I wiped it down in the garage. I looked under the car today and there are two small drops directly under the engine 3" in front of the oil drain plug. It is a very small, slow leak. The car has been sitting and the last time it was driven was two weekends ago and it was a short 25 mile drive and was sitting for a week and a day before that. The coolant tank is at the full line so it obviously isn't a big leak or leaking severely while driving. I won't be able to get it looked at until at least Saturday, but the car won't be driven until then or I take it to get looked at.

Any ideas as to what this could be?

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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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If the drip was in the center of the car, it is probably a water pump seal starting to leak.,
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
If the drip was in the center of the car, it is probably a water pump seal starting to leak.,



Mine was dripping onto the spring and onto the floor. I had to replace the water pump at 63000 miles. Very easy job though. Keep us posted
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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That's what I was thinking. I don't drive the car much. I will keep an eye on it and check the coolant level before I drive it.

Thanks for the input. I will keep you posted.

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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Is there a how-to on replacing the water pump? Looks hard to remove when I look at it.

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Mine was dripping onto the spring and onto the floor. I had to replace the water pump at 63000 miles. Very easy job though. Keep us posted
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