This couldn’t be said of the slot underneath the water pump. That was pretty moist. This left me with only one option to check it. Fill the header tank and see if it was still leaking.
And as you can see in the second picture it sure is. Will check tomorrow how much it is leaking over approximately 24 hours without pressure in the system.
Edited on the 12th
of May 2024:
I did another check of the coolant level this evening. And after well over 30
hours the level in the header tank has dropped. But only marginally. And all
the coolant that leaked from the pump wasn’t enough to escape from a single folded
tissue paper stuffed in the slot …
Maybe it’s time for my proven leak repair solution! Drive the car more and see if that (again I should say) solves the problem. As it might well be that due its long period of inactivity some corrosion started on the sealing surface. And some use could get rid of the corrosion. Hopefully soon to be continued!