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Tacoma Bob · 05-19-2026, 04:07 PM

MM Brent's approach is a good one. Do you think it could be the nuts holdin the water pump on. On my fresh engine I had a similar situation and discovered the lower nuts of the pump needed just a bit of a snug up and that stopped the weep. Did you put a bit of sealer on the water pump gasket or gasket only?

05-19-2026, 04:07 PM	#17
Tacoma Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,069	Re: Slight water leak at head gasket below water pump MM Brent's approach is a good one. Do you think it could be the nuts holdin the water pump on. On my fresh engine I had a similar situation and discovered the lower nuts of the pump needed just a bit of a snug up and that stopped the weep. Did you put a bit of sealer on the water pump gasket or gasket only?