SupaSwope
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- 99 Mountaineer 5.0 RWD
So a little information. Top of WP is dry. Hoses are on solid and dry. Bypass hoses are on and in decent shape. Leak is dripping down from drive side or coming from that side when it gets on the crank pully. Left side is dryer for the most part.
Before I bought the truck someone had replaced the WP, You can tell because it is shinny and the black RTV that goes around it.
Looking threw some threads seems this is very common among the high milage 180k-200k 5.0s. When they hit that mark. Mine just rolled over to 202K the other day so it would be right on time. Anther thing I notcied is that someone talking about this in 2016 happened when it was cold. around 34 degrees and guess what. Its in the 30s here now.
So I am guessing, at the 200k mark, the 5.0 timing cover gasket could not take the cold and gave out. I am going to link a video but please tell me what you think.
Threads:
2000 5.0 AWD Coolant Leak Mystery
5.0 L coolant leak, water pump or timing cover?
and my video
Before I bought the truck someone had replaced the WP, You can tell because it is shinny and the black RTV that goes around it.
Looking threw some threads seems this is very common among the high milage 180k-200k 5.0s. When they hit that mark. Mine just rolled over to 202K the other day so it would be right on time. Anther thing I notcied is that someone talking about this in 2016 happened when it was cold. around 34 degrees and guess what. Its in the 30s here now.
So I am guessing, at the 200k mark, the 5.0 timing cover gasket could not take the cold and gave out. I am going to link a video but please tell me what you think.
Threads:
2000 5.0 AWD Coolant Leak Mystery
5.0 L coolant leak, water pump or timing cover?
and my video