Bit of VR6 Help Needed

Ive had a corrado VR6 sat in the garage a while and Im finally getting around to having a look at it.

First of all it seems to have sprung a coolant leak and Im damned if I can find exactly where it is coming from. It is a major leak in that water pours out (yeah I know you use coolant) but I just cant isolate the origin. My best guess at this point is that it is weeping from the oil cooler, is this possible? because if not I am totally stumped. Everywhere above the oil cooler (Im assuming the thing near the engine mount with the big nut for tightening is the oil cooler) is dry and the water drips down from here.

Second, I think the engine mount has given up since it has been sat. I came to start it up and it made a horrible knocking noise when I cranked it. Jacking the block up a little using a piece of wood on the oil pan and a floor jack solves this problem. I have checked the bottom and top bolts and both appear fine although the bottom one, the 8mm allen bolt sits offset and partially obscured by hte housing when the engine is unsupported. Im assuming the mount has just degraded but am I unsure exactly what this mount consists of, is it all accessible from underneath, because the top part looks like itll be the devils work to get to.

Thanks in advance for any insights youre able to give. It is a 1993 model if that makes a difference.

Si

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