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Old 05-09-2008, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by bigrob View Post
Thanks for the help guys. The dye sound like a really good idea & I think I may go that route.
AutoZone has a deal where you get a UV flashlight, two bottles of dye, and some magic goggles all for about $20. I'll tell you, I was a little surprised when I put the flashlight on the puddle of oil under my transmission and it glowed in the dark after having put the dye in my engine oil. I was then able to trace the leak to its source. The leak trail was so small and hard to detect that you really couldn't see it without the dye.
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