Coolant leaking from back of engine

Tiny
JESSE BULECHOWSKY
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  • 2004 KIA SORENTO
  • 3.5L
  • V6
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 182,000 MILES
Would a leaking water pump leak coolant from the back of the engine?
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Monday, January 27th, 2020 AT 3:55 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Where that pump is located it shouldn't but it would depend on how it was leaking. For that leak I would suspect the coolant bypass pipe and it's seals and gaskets first as it runs through there.
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Monday, January 27th, 2020 AT 5:25 AM

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