coolant dripping from oil pan gasket

[piantm]

I've got a small coolant leak coming from the back passenger side of the oil pan. Nothing more than tablespoon that puddles up on the garage floor over a few days after I drive the car. Crawled under the car, cleaned things up to help diagnose the origin, took off the flywheel dust shield. Used a mirror and flash light as best I could to see between the fly wheel and back of the block. The freeze plugs I was able to see, looked dry. Let the car sit, for a couple days, and saw the coolant drips are forming on the back of the oil pan gasket, passenger side. Not seeing any evidence of water in oil. Any thoughts?

 

[DetMatt1]

Exhaust manifold stud might be weeping and running down the side of the block to the pan?

 

[piantm]

Exhaust manifold stud might be weeping and running down the side of the block to the pan?

thanks, I'll check

 

[piantm]

found the problem. freeze plug on the side of the block. the coolant was running along the top of the oil pan gasket, finally forming the drips at the last oil pan bolt at the back of the motor.

 

[DetMatt1]

Glad you found it.