Leaking Antifreeze

[MikeC06]

I haven't quite got a chance to get under my car, but I came out of school and a puddle of antifreeze.

Put some more in, turned it on, and it looks like it is leaking from above the oil pan, not exactly sure where, but it's there somewhere.

I was told it could possibly be the water pump, anyone else have any guesses of to what it is?

2006 aveo sedan, 1.6

[RicochetRandy]

Assuming you've already cleared the thermostat housing off your list, wp is my only idea.

[avguy]

A water pump leak on your '06 wouldn't be dripping from the oil pan. A WP leak would be channeled to the bottom of the timing belt cover, and would puddle around 6-8 inches away from the inside of the passenger side wheel. As mentioned in the previous post, if you still have the original plastic T-stat housing in the vehicle, that's almost certainly the source of the leak. But if that has already been replaced, the leak might be coming from either one of the 2 hoses attached to the T-stat housing, or the seal of the housing to the block. Perhaps a hose, but that's less likely because hoses are built to last a long time these days.

[RicochetRandy]

Assuming you've already cleared the thermostat housing off your list, wp is my only idea.

I'm a derp, I can see from your pictures that Fenix already had an aluminium t-stat housing!
Try taking a tissue and following any seals you can reach!

[MikeC06]

A water pump leak on your '06 wouldn't be dripping from the oil pan. A WP leak would be channeled to the bottom of the timing belt cover, and would puddle around 6-8 inches away from the inside of the passenger side wheel. As mentioned in the previous post, if you still have the original plastic T-stat housing in the vehicle, that's almost certainly the source of the leak. But if that has already been replaced, the leak might be coming from either one of the 2 hoses attached to the T-stat housing, or the seal of the housing to the block. Perhaps a hose, but that's less likely because hoses are built to last a long time these days.

It's coming from around the underneath of intake manifold in that area..
Whenever I can get into a garage, I'll checkout the timing belt cover.

[petrified.rabbit]

there are a few hoses and such underneath the intake manifold (heater hoses, etc).

[MikeC06]

there are a few hoses and such underneath the intake manifold (heater hoses, etc).

Hah.
Guess who was right?
You were!
That hose was a ****ing BITCH to change!!
It was the top heater core hose.

[avguy]

We want to believe these DIYs are going to be easy, when the reality is they often turn out to be a PITA. But glad to hear you were able to fix it for minimal $ anyway. Were you able to determine why the hose split or cracked? Hoses typically last a long time these days. Do you think there is something about where or how this hose is installed that contributes to failure, or did it just appear to be a materials quality issue?

[MikeC06]

We want to believe these DIYs are going to be easy, when the reality is they often turn out to be a PITA. But glad to hear you were able to fix it for minimal $ anyway. Were you able to determine why the hose split or cracked? Hoses typically last a long time these days. Do you think there is something about where or how this hose is installed that contributes to failure, or did it just appear to be a materials quality issue?

I would just say a quality issue, but this car has never seen a winter before this year, so it's possible that it just got too hot then too cold, I'll post a picture of the hose later on, it was cracked around the hose clamp, and a tiny pin hole a inch away from cracks, this was all next to the outlet under the intake manifold.