What color fluid?
Water is a by-product of the engine exhaust - in other words: it's normal
Backside of the engine in the center freeze plug :0)
Could be the head gasket. Very common problem with this engine and model year Windstar.
diagram of motor windstar 3.8
oil can be leaking from higher up on engine. u just need to clean engine, then after running for awhile, look for leak, be aware that oil on engine can be blown back over engine by the fan, so some hard looking may be what it takes to find the problem
2001 ford winstar sport burning engine oil
Do you have a 3.8 engine for a 2001 Windstar Ford Van?
is coolant leaking from engine?or is it leaking from water pump and running down engine and appears to leak from engine
probably everywhere, but if you don't find out where the leak is, you may burn up the engine or transmission, so if it stops leaking, you have a problem. FIND the leakand repair it.
Without seeing or pressure testing the system my most educated guess would be that the intake manifold is leaking.
I had the same problem on my 1999 Windstar. It turned out that the light bulb for this indicator was burned out. I simply replaced it and the problem was solved!!
There is no carburetor on a 2001 Ford Windstar engine because the engine is fuel injected