Timing chain cover is leaking coolant.

[Sig Man]

I just got my FE XLT returned from the garage and the mechanic put the cooling system under the pressure and determined it was a timing chain cover leak(cooling system)anyone know about this?Looking for a mechanic in the ohio area?
Thanks,
Sig Man

 

[BrooklynBay]

I've renamed, and moved your thread into the stock 95-01 section. It sounds like the water pump gasket might be leaking. Oil would most likely leak from the timing chain cover.

 

[Runnin'OnEmpty]

I just got my FE XLT returned from the garage and the mechanic put the cooling system under the pressure and determined it was a timing chain cover leak(cooling system)anyone know about this?Looking for a mechanic in the ohio area?
Thanks,
Sig Man

This seems to be a common place to leak coolant in our Explorers.
There's two coolant passages that run through the timing cover.
Mine started leaking at about 110K miles. The cure is to replace the
timing cover gaskets (and as BB mentioned, the water pump gasket).