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What is the fluid called that you pour into your car radiator to check if the head gasket has gone?
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UV (Ultra Violet) Detection Dye. You will also need a UV black light and special glasses to detect leaks when you use this dye.
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Can you get oil in your coolant system?
Yes you can. You could have a cracked head or engine block. In some cases the head gasket or intake gasket could be defective. Also check to see if your transmission fluid is low as the fluid passes through the radiator for cooling. If the cooling tank is cracked then it can enter the radiator.
What other that the housing could cause a 96 cavalier to be spraying out tranny fluid or is it the housing?
Check the lines for the transmission fluid that run to and from the radiator. It could also be a bad gasket.
What would cause radiator fluid to have a brownish milkshake look to it?
bad head gasket go to auto store borrow cooling presser check if the coolant looks like a strawberry milkshake, check the transmission fluid, the transmission oil cooler inside the radiator is bad. if the coolant looks like a chocolate milkshake, probably head gasket as said above.
How can you loose antifreeze when you have no gasket leaks?
you can be loosing fluid through hoses, Raidator core or your heater core. check for fluid on ground if so look under hood at your radiator, radiator hoses and waterpump. also check passengerside floor of car if it is wet you need to replace your heater core. good luck
How do change a blown head gasket on a 1989 Nissan 240SX?
try using steel seal. you put it in your coolant and it seal the leak if theres exhaust gases in your radiator fluid or if your getting radiator fluid into your piston area. check out steel seal and i swear it will work for you its great!
What is a grayish brown glob in the radiator fluid?
Oil, check the dipstick to see if it has the same color, if so , you may need to have engine gasket replacement, or engine structural issues..
Why is there foam in your dirt bikes radiator?
leaking head gasket or improper fluid in cooling system
Why is the radiator fluid leaking?
It could be the radiator, hoses, fuel pump or an engine gasket. All of those components just "give out" with time.
What would cause 00 jetta 1.8T to overheat?
Probably any normal thing like not enough Radiator Fluid or something is wrong with your radiator or a head gasket leak could cause the radiator fluid loss. Does this Help?
Why would there be oil in the radiator of a 2006 f350 diesel?
You've probably got either a bad head gasket of a cracked head.That's the only place where the oil and coolant come in close contact. It may be transmission fluid if you have an automatic transmission - check your trans fluid level, and check for milky looking appearance to the trans fluid. The transmission cooler is integrated into the radiator and leaks can develop between the two.
Do you check radiator fluid when car hot or cold?
Do it when the car is cold if the radiator is hot fluid may be forced out when you take off the cap.
If you have radiator fluid in your oil from a gasket leak how can you get this milky oil out without hurting the engine?
drain oil,raditor.
