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Could be the timing cover itself leaking too...they corrode in the passage area between the waterpump and block.

(or the weep hole in the water pump?)



This or the gasket. the timing cover covers the timing chain and gears but is also the plenum for the water pump. the bolts that go on either side of the passage that the water flows through are also wet.

so it's either the gasket or the timing cover if you have a leak between the cover and the block , not the water pump. also you need to make sure that water is also not leaking into the oil pan ...