I did some googling and found out there is a vent/weep hole in the pump that will vent coolant out (leaking) if the pump is going bad. I have a bearing noise in this area(belt area) that started when we noticed the leak, do you think the almost brand new pump could be bad and is venting/weeping? I just assumed the bearing noise was from the leak getting on either the tensioner or idler pulleys. Maybe not though? I feel like I should just put the oem stock pump back in, even though it has over 100,000 miles on it. I don't trust another "new" one, if this one failed within 10,000 miles and is causing me so much time/trouble.

Any help appreciated. I'd hate to do the whole job again and not solve the issue. I've even thought about buying an entirely new timing belt kit with new pump and redoing it, but I'd hate to spend $200-$300 and it not be fixed. I'd rather throw the old pump in and have it last 40,000 or 50,000 miles then buy a whole new kit and redo it then (at the 60,000 mile belt interval).