I saw small drops of Coolant under my car this morning, not by the hoses, could it be Water Pump?

On my 1991 Olds Calais 2.5L %26quot;Iron Duke%26quot; 2.5L Tech4, i noticed small drops of Coolant dripping by where the Pulleys are, NOT THE HOSES, after 5 minutes of car warming up. I wonder if i need to do my Water Pump %26quot;Soon,%26quot; As it does NOT seem to be the Hoses, and MAY disappear a slight Coolant level drop, that happened fairly consistently (nothing major, but every week or two i noticed the coolant in the tank may have gone down by an inch, or slightly less. I did just flush it and its all bled and mixed.)



I dont know when the Water Pump was last changed, if ever, and i also read my Engine does NOT have a Timing Belt OR Chain, which is weird.



Is the Water Pump a Prime Suspect here? How much longer do i have, before it goes? I can change it at the end of the month..



Thanks!I saw small drops of Coolant under my car this morning, not by the hoses, could it be Water Pump?
If the drips seem to be centered bellow the pump or where the fan attacheds to the engine block, you very well may be right. Often the water pump and/or gasket there can fail.I saw small drops of Coolant under my car this morning, not by the hoses, could it be Water Pump?
yes it is the water pump, you got to jack the car up and put another jack on the oil pan with a wood block for support, take front passenger wheel off and take off all belts,take off front and right engine mont bracket, drop engine 6 inches,pull off all belts, and harmonic balancer, disconect ac pum

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I saw small drops of Coolant under my car this morning, not by the hoses, could it be Water Pump?
It sounds like the water pump.There is a gland hole in the casting and when the water pump bearing starts to wear the seal leaks and water comes out of that gland.You should change the pump straight awayI saw small drops of Coolant under my car this morning, not by the hoses, could it be Water Pump?
Well Bink, it could be the water pump, it could be the thermostat housing, it could be a leaking hose, caused by a lose clamp ! Check freeze plugs, but if it's at the front of the engine, I doupt

it !