2.7L Coolant Leak

I have a very small coolant leak that is leaving the pink antifreeze mess in the pic. What is under all the gunk? Is this a common leak? I just want to prepare myself before a get into this further since my Tacoma is my daily driver. Any help is much appreciated, thanks.

 

Yup, that is a common coolant leak on earlier 2TR engines. Here is a thread on the by-pass pipe that need to be replaced in order to fix the leak:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/water-bypass-pipe-no-1.201053/
Toyota changed the design from a plastic pipe to a stainless steel pipe, so the problem won't happen again.

 

Yup... common on the first 2/3s of the second gens.

 

When you get the metal replacement pipe MAKE SURE they give you the Gasket and not the O-ring Seal.

 

get it done sooner rather than later too, if that bypass hose gives up on the highway you lose all coolant right away.

 

Yes, definitely. It looks like it has been dripping for a while.

OP, If you didn't pick up on the images the intake manifold has to be removed to access this pipe.

 

I guess the OP is gone...