identified source of coolant leak, but whats this piece called?

[ZiplokeR]

i cant remove this piece cuz its connected to a pipe that comes from the waterpump area, besides thatm, theres 3 bolts holding it in. How can i detatch it??thanks for any help.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/ziploker/PRE_2010-02-20-161500.jpg

[troubled4g64t]

Is that the peice that is mounted to the head right beside the intake manifold if so you just need to get a whole new thermostat housingthere are three bolts that hold it to the head

[RedGalant2k1]

Its called the "water outlet".

[ZiplokeR]

yes, I got the three bolts off that u mentioned, but when i tried pulling it out, i noticed that there was a long pipe connected to it that goes to where the water pump on the other side of the engine, how do i detatch it from that long pipe?



thanks again for helping my newbie @$$

[bronxbombr]

thats the water outlet and water pipe

[ZiplokeR]

i forgot to mention its a 2.4L. I just found this diagram.
The screwed up part i showd in the pic is #6 in the diagram. But how can i detatch #6 from #10? i wasent sure so i diddent wana break anything. i eneded up putting everything backtogether and put some j-b weld on the hole and hopefully that'll do the trick. its drying over nite. but is that doesent work i wanted to know how to pull that sucker out.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y284/ziploker/layout.jpg

thanks again

[silversurfer]

it doesnt remove its a permeanent fixture

[beam514]

I think you should be able to just pull it off. The only thing holding it on there is an O-ring between #6 and #10. It can be pretty difficult to pull off though

[littlejuanito]

I'm also leaking water form this same spot. I see water droping from one of the bolts everytime I turn the car off and I'm losing about a 1/4 gallon every day. Has anyone ever fixed this problem? Could it be the thermostat O-ring?