Could it be a frost plug leaking? My 2.9l Ranger had one go in about
>the same location. Cheap to fix, hard to get to.
>
>> Have a 93 Splash with 3.0 V6. Engine has about 100,000 miles.
>> Water pump replaced about 10,000 miles ago. Nothing else major has
>> been done. Been running really good.
>>
>> Lately I noticed water dripping from the area where the tranny and engine
>> meet. So I refilled the radiator, started it up, popped the hood. With a
>> flashlight, looking down from under the hood, near the rear of the engine, I
>> can see stream of water squirting out of the rear of the engine. It's a stream
>> of water just like a squirt-gun. It comes out between the engine and the
>> firewall, about 4-5 inches down from where the distributor is, and a little
>> toward the passenger side just below the rear of the rocker cover.
>> Question: is there some kind of coolant heat sensor located in the rear
>> of the 3.0 engine? Sure hope it's an easy fix. Really not in the mood to
>> be changing head gaskets. Anyone else ever see this type of leak on >> a 3.0 V6?