No clue to the name of this part

Go to dealer parts and have them show you a picture. It may be part of the timing cover or it may be just the pipe from the housing to the lower hose to rad

Roy

Even if it is the pipe or housing, I doubt the parts store carry these. These are dealer parts.

Roy

I believe you are correct

Roy

It's the water pump housing.

The water pump mounts on the front of it.

If you look at his last pics again, you can see the impeller of the water pump thru the hole.

I searched five online parts stores and could not find it, it is most likely a stealership part.

The Medic

Hi guys. I see this an old question that has been revived. I don't see any mention of which engine size this is, but I had the same thing happen on my '94 Grand Voyager with a 3.3L engine. Part of that pipe was still in the housing. It was hard to reach, but once other things were out of the way, it was surprisingly easy to warm the housing with an acetylene torch, then pull the remaining piece out with a needle nose pliers.

Found a solid replacement in a salvage yard. Had to break a piece of the housing off an engine that was in the scrap heap, then, in the shop, a little heat let it come out without a fight. Warmed the housing again on my engine, and the replacement nipple slid right in. We did put a little silicone sealant on it before sliding it in.

Mine was on the top of the housing. There was a second nipple coming out the back, (pointing toward the left front tire), but that one was solid. This is a very uncommon occurrence. I blame my problem on severe lack of maintenance by the previous owner, (a relative). The old coolant looked like reddish-brown mud. It wouldn't surprise me if the old coolant was over 20 years old. The additives including corrosion inhibitors wear out in about two years.