It is mounted to the timing cover, and any gasket can start leaking for any reason, including just plain old age. Gaskets are not infallible, they will leak from time to time.
cacked head, or (luckier) head gasket, try the gasket first.
Water pump gasket, head gasket, water tube,
head gasket gone, depending on where the gasket fails determins the visual affects of gasket failure
You can tell by if there is a leak around the pumps impeller or the gasket. If there is a leak, then the water pump would need to be changed. Secondly if there is no pressure in the cooling system, vehicle is overheating. Chances are the impeller inside the pump is melted, the water pump would need to be changed. Last, if the bearing are worn out on the water pump which would cause unusual noise would be an indication for the pump to be changed.
I'm not a mechanic / technician but on a 2004 Ford Taurus if you have the 3.0 liter DOHC " Duratec " V6 engine you would because it has a timing chain going to each cylinder head
You would be on the Aries-Taurus cusp.
No. There would be a gasket between the head and the block, though.
Blown head gasket.Blown head gasket.
Blown head gasket.Blown head gasket.
If the leak is bad enough i believe it can but i would check your valve cover gasket first.
you have a blown head gasket water is getting in to the engine oil
Bad Head Gasket. See a mechanic ASAP..