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alright guys I am pretty sure I found it today. On the front of the engine there's a metal tube that runs parallel with the block. the lower water hose and another small hose hooks up to it. It appears that the metal tube is what's leaking. Behind and underneath of it is soaked and it's running down onto the oil pan.

 

found a pic online and circled the part in red. It seems it's running to the water pump but I really don't the pump itself is leaking?

 

http://i.imgur.com/y1GhD.jpg

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can't find the name of the tube but it appears it's just got a rubber seal on it? I'm pretty positive this is what is causing the leak. I hope so anyways. Here's a better pic but it's from a pt cruiser which is supposedly just about the same.

 

http://www.hot-neon.com/gallery/albums/engineswap/normal_engine284.jpg

 

Been seeing people calling it a water pump inlet tube and that they rust out pretty commonly. I can't find a part # or anything though

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Well that wasn't it. Went out today to start tearing it down and right when I started I had to move a little hose and boom, dripping started. Turns out it was the little hose that runs from the tstat housing to the water pump inlet pipe. Didn't even have to remove anything lol. Just added a clamp. No leaks
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