adrew
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- Vehicle Year
- '10
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- Ford
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- 2.3
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- Manual
My '10 (2.3-liter, 5-speed, XLT, reg cab) has 1900 miles on it -- after washing it the other day I noticed a very slow coolant leak that is coming from somewhere around the water pump. I can't tell if it is coming from the pump itself or from between the pump and engine (gasket).
It's barely ever wet and mostly looks like dried up sediment where it has run down the timing chain cover and evaporated. There's also some white misty-looking stuff on some of the wiring and other components in the area where I assume it's gotten onto the pulley and been flung off.
I know it will be covered under warranty but I am just curious what this is, if it's a common problem with these trucks and if I'll need to watch for it in the future. I love the thing otherwise -- for MPG I am getting mid 20s in the city and low 30s on the highway.
It was hard getting a picture but you can kind of see it here:
DSC_4639-1 by Adam_d_, on Flickr
The truck:
ranger by Adam_d_, on Flickr
It's barely ever wet and mostly looks like dried up sediment where it has run down the timing chain cover and evaporated. There's also some white misty-looking stuff on some of the wiring and other components in the area where I assume it's gotten onto the pulley and been flung off.
I know it will be covered under warranty but I am just curious what this is, if it's a common problem with these trucks and if I'll need to watch for it in the future. I love the thing otherwise -- for MPG I am getting mid 20s in the city and low 30s on the highway.
It was hard getting a picture but you can kind of see it here:
DSC_4639-1 by Adam_d_, on Flickr
The truck:
ranger by Adam_d_, on Flickr